In the park

One feature of classes in Fudo Myou was new for me that we have regular classes in a park. Before, I only got outside for "special training" that black belt candidates did in Ernie Reyes' system.

Typically we take a break from the park over the winter. Not so much because of the cold, but because ground gets icy and that is conductive to injuries. Of course as ninja, we are equipped to use kamae properly and will not slip and tear up ligaments unless we make a mistake, but we do it according to the maxim of "training in most ideal circumstances for most un-ideal circumstances". This winter, however, was very mild in Albuequerque and we did not take the usual break. So, the image above is of Mr.R. (tori) working with Mr.G. (uke) on the bleak winter grass.