I went to a seminar at Fight House that was taught by Moti Nativ last evening. I had planned on attending one day of the Buyu Camp East event that was being held this past weekend in Wickatunk, NJ but when I got the email about Moti being in town on Monday night, I dropped the Buyu Camp from my schedule and added his seminar. I have seen plenty of Moti’s technique on video – both his own excellent videos and at Daikomyosai – so it was a great chance to meet him in person. Why train with 10 or 15 mediocre instructors when I can get 3 good hours with someone who knows what they’re doing.

Training was excellent. We covered lots of henka from the Gyokko ryuu kata Saka Nagare and Kettou but all with a common theme, of course, with the addition of some movements against a knife with the hanbou and without. It was especially interesting to watch Moti’s footwork and his hip movement at the end of Kettou.

It was great to see Eric W, the guys from the Bruin Dojo as well as David Greenberg and his students. I worked with Eric from Mark G’s class.

It was hot and humid in Fight House, so it was nice to cool down as Moti led us through a 20 minute Feldenkrais routine. That was my first exposure to Feldenkrais and I think I may check into it a bit more as it seems like something that could be helpful.