Better ukemi, as usual
Sensei Ivan chatted with us after class, and noted that one reason my right wrist is a bit sore from kotegaeshi because I my ukemi isn’t as quick as it could be. My weight/butt hangs back (bad posture) and it takes a half second longer than it should to start ukemi. Again, it’s a matter of following lead better.
One way to do this is to become a more active participant as uke. The uke is not a passive recipient of technique. Uke should move with the technique, so that it becomes difficult to tell who does the technique, uke or tori. Something to work on, and keep in mind. It should also help in keeping my energy up as tori, under the theory that if you’re turning your energy on and off as uke, you won’t be able to easily bring that energy up as tori.
I was also attacking Sensei’s arm instead of his body. This just results in uke’s arm being waved around rather than his body being thrown.
Lastly, after the wrist is no longer sore, he recommended getting a boken and doing one-handed cuts, mainly to strengthen the wrist and arm. Say, ten a day and steadily more on subsequent days. Since we’re supposed to spend at least one Saturday morning doing boken exercises with Shihan before the sankyu test, I probably should finally get a boken. They’re about $15 at Honda.