Sunday sensei returned, and it was unbearable--not the practice, which was the old standby, though we substituted some do and kote-do instead of the usual hiki-men. The five kakari-geiko were so draining that I didn't even do my newfound habit of counting how many strikes I can get in before the time is called. All in all, I think that Sunday Sensei was pleased with me: I managed to do a tsuki-semete-kote, though without enough zanshin: I am told that I'm too much of a woodchopper--I need to focus on snapping my wrists more, and striking more with my left hand, not both hands together. It's funny to watch Senseis parody my beginner nonsense.

Either way, it's just three weeks to shinsa! Time to get serious!