Today, my friends Kevin Melville and Bev came over for ro-buki practice. We had not all practised to a level of confidence between times but it was nice to develop a sense of community. We watched some travel slides, drank genmaicha and ate sembae and rice crackers, etc. from Tokyo Mart at Northbridge. I played Hifumi Hachigaeshi - it was good practice to play with an audience, though still never the same as when privately practising! We watched some of the Yokoyama video lesson. I have set up the new furnishings in my lounge room to achieve a hint of Zen simplicity and sincerity: just the simple bamboo mat, Japanese low table and chair to practice on, and the possibility to sit on tatami cushions on the floor.
Sunday, 20 August 2006
Dojo and Ro-buki practising
Today, my friends Kevin Melville and Bev came over for ro-buki practice. We had not all practised to a level of confidence between times but it was nice to develop a sense of community. We watched some travel slides, drank genmaicha and ate sembae and rice crackers, etc. from Tokyo Mart at Northbridge. I played Hifumi Hachigaeshi - it was good practice to play with an audience, though still never the same as when privately practising! We watched some of the Yokoyama video lesson. I have set up the new furnishings in my lounge room to achieve a hint of Zen simplicity and sincerity: just the simple bamboo mat, Japanese low table and chair to practice on, and the possibility to sit on tatami cushions on the floor.
