Daisu general:
- When you need to put something on the ten-ita and you’re short, cover right toe (or more, ball of your foot, some people do) over left toe, then lean up.
- Note: You are supposed to sit left toe over right toe in general. Same position as if you had your hands R over L, then folded them underneath you upside down
Shin no Gyo
- Positioning
- Shin Daisu is really big. It’s okay for it to be sitting on the heri. “Some people even put it over the heri and onto the kinindatami!“. Just make sure there’s enough room on the left for the hibashi.
- Our furo is too big. It needs to be a little back and a little right to make room for the kama no futa in the front left.
- Dougu
- The kensui is flat-walled, like Magemono Kensui. Hold it like you would magemono kensui, hand flat and just holding the walls. Don’t try to rehold underneath after you’ve initially picked it up.
- For Magemono Mizutsugi:
- No difference in how you carry it etc.
- For pouring, don’t put your thumb on top. “The rim is a lot deeper than the ceramic mizutsugi, so it won’t fall off.” I also remember Suzuki-sensei saying that it doesn’t rattle like ceramic, so you don’t need to hold it down.
- Also, he can’t remember: was ceramic mizutsugi created by Ennosai, or Tantansai? We think Tantansai.
- For Karakane Mizusashi:
- Your thumb should be at 12’, on the opposite side of the tsumami.
- If you have short arms and that positioning is awkward:
- Take the tsumami “like normal,” with thumb on 9’ and index finger on 3’ of the tsumami.
- On your way down, rotate your hand so your thumb ends up on top.
- Return the lid back to the mizusashi the same way (but reverse). Start with thumb on top, end with thumb on left side.
- There are two Wakasa Bon. We have the smaller one. Larger is more the size of the Matsu no Ki Bon.
- Procedure
- “Oo-meibutsu dougu is purified with the shin-sabaki fukusa opened up.” ie beginning kiyome of the chaire. He thinks this holds true for all juuden, but needs to think.
- When doing the first Kuni-baki, don’t redo shin sabaki. Just take your partly-opened shin sabaki fukusa, fold it right back into shin, then do kunibaki.
Gyo no Gyo
- When carrying in the natsume at the very end, hold with R hangetsu (still 2h, natsume on L palm). Then, rehold R from the side to place.
- For Take Daisu, he puts his furo so the body of the furo overhangs off the left side of the jiita. It’s just too big. So, try this?
- “All of the juuden use Magemono Mizutsugi, so shouldn’t Gyo no Gyo also use magemono?”
- Gently avoid the chaire with the mizusashi lid when opening. Specifically, just tilt the lid slightly when taking it off.