Beginner's Practice
Practice for beginners is held every Thursday night at 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM at the Santa Barbara Buddhist Church.
The Beginner's schedule will be as follows:
7:30 - Begin class.
7:45 - Warm-up exercises, line up, mokuso, bow in and practice basics.
8:25 - Stretching exercises, line up, mokuso, bow out to end at 8:30.
This is a special practice time for beginners. For those who are just starting or those who have been with us for a while but are not yet in bogu, please show up at this time. You are welcome and encouraged to stay and observe the regular practice; however, the whole floor is for those in bogu.
Regular Practice
Regular practice is held every Thursday night at 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM at the Santa Barbara Buddhist Church.
The regular schedule will be as follows:
8:30 - Begin class. Kata exercises until 9:00. Stop earlier if people have had adequate time to practice kata.
9:00 - Warm-up exercises, line up, mokuso, bow in. Kiri kaeshi, various kihon and waza keiko.
9:30 - Jigeiko in 3-minute, timed bouts so we can practice with several partners, ending with kakari geiko and kiri kaeshi.
9:55 - Stretching exercises, line up, mokuso, bow out to end at 10:00.
Directions
The Santa Barbara Kendo Dojo holds its practice sessions at the Santa Barbara Buddhist Church. The address is 1015 E. Montecito Street, Santa Barbara, CA.
Coming north on US 101: Get off at Milpas Street. At the roundabout at the bottom of the off-ramp, go right onto Milpas Street (pay close attention to the directions on the roundabout sign). Follow Milpas to Montecito Street and take a right. Go one and half blocks to 1015 E. Montecito (on your left) and turn into the parking lot.
Coming south on US 101: Get off at Milpas Street and take a left from the right side left turn lane. Go under the overpass and straight through the roundabout. Staying in the right lane, follow Milpas to Montecito Street and take a right. Go one and half blocks to 1015 E. Montecito (on your left) and turn into the parking lot.