Cutting Day and Movie Night

Bring at least 3 watermelons. Everything else will be provided.

In the 1940s, during World War II, the Japanese government developed the most advanced training for cutting with a sword which was ever developed, known as Tameshigiri. If you've ever heard about Katanas being sharp enough to cut through bullets or cannonballs, it isn't because of the sword: it's because of the training.

For this cutting day, students will be handed a blunt sword with which to cut through the watermelons they brought. The way that the sword passes through the watermelon will provide me with information I can use to give feedback to the student on their cutting dynamics and edge alignment.

The movie this time will be The Mark of Zorro (1940, starring Tyrone Power). Zorro is a folk hero in the Spanish colony of California who is known to cut a Z into the scenery or his opponents' clothing to mark his passing.

Pizza will be provided with the movie.