Lesson Blog #17 - Samushiro (さむしろ / 狭筵) — by JF on

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 This week, we started a new piece - "Samushiro" (さむしろ / 狭筵). We were able to play through the maeuta and tegoto. I was surprised ...

My trip to Japan and being on Japanese TV — by JF on

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A few posts ago, I was kind of cryptic about some good happenings in my life. This is why: I was on the Japanese TV show 世界!ニッポン行きたい人応援団, an...

Lesson Blog #16 - Miyama Jishi (御山獅子), pt. 5 — by JF on

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This week was much more successful than the previous one. We focused on the tegoto and atouta of Miyama Jishi (御山獅子), and I was able to comp...

Lesson Blog #15 - Miyama Jishi (御山獅子), pt. 4 — by JF on

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Sensei wanted me to do the maeuta from Miyama Jishi this week mostly by myself, and I failed spectacularly at that. I actually practiced (wh...

Lesson Blog #14 - Miyama Jishi (御山獅子), pt. 3 — by JF on

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There was a purposeful 2 week gap between the last lesson and this one. I wish I could share more information at this time, but it will have...

Lesson Blog #13 - Miyama Jishi (御山獅子), pt. 1 & 2 — by JF on

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A lot of crazy (but mostly good!) things have been happening in my life lately, so I'm sorry that there was a gap in lesson blogs again....