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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading