Stuff from weekend classes
A few things to keep in mind after Friday and Sunday classes:
1. Finally, techniques that correspond to the “finger stretch” that we do during warmups: uke does a same-side wrist grab or straight punch. Against the grab, tori draws uke forward by stepping back, keeping the hand in the center. Against the punch, tori deflects the punch to the inside to get off-balance. Don’t push the arm down, because in both cases, tori does a tai sabaki underneath the outstretched arm while attaching to the wrist and hand. Tori then brings uke’s arm down such that the hand is stretched backwards; the goal is to put uke’s palm on the ground. Uke’s forward momentum requires that he does a one-handed hand stand with threat to the elbow, or he goes into a roll. A roll can be forced into a breakfall if tori doesn’t let go. Tori’s motion is similar to shiho-nage, but instead of bringing the outstretched arm back to uke’s shoulder, the hand is brought down to the ground. The technique is also performed more to uke’s front than to his side.
2. Pay more attention during multiples, or else you might get smacked in the mouth by someone’s heel when that uke is projected into a roll. Tori doing multiples should be using people as projectiles to disrupt attacks. Tori should keep moving; uke should keep moving.
3. I have to more things like Hindu squats, because Sunday’s fast-paced warm-up ukemi got my legs surprisingly exhausted within a few minutes. Regardless of the legs getting exhausted, I have to start doing more aerobic exercise, maybe something along these lines, which is supposed to help 18-year-olds who haven’t regularly exercised get into physical shape before they start boot camp.