Thursday 5:45 : September 15, 2005

Test Practice

Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1

• Don't drop higher arm too much
• Elbow on chest
• Snapping at the end, not with an arm

Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-1

• Get Uke off balance by moving enough to the side

Shomen Uchi Yonkajo Osae-2

• Dont let Uke go off changing hands for Osae

Suwariwaza Kokyuho-2

• Seiza
• Kamae
• Width

Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1

• Stay in Kamae balance (dont lean back)
• Get Kotegaeshi by sliding hand
• Dont focus on keeping Kotegaeshi hand too much, once you get it, it should be there
• Do cross towards the other direction of stepping aside when to do kotegaeshi
• Uke: make a cross when flips

Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2

• Keep Kotegaeshi at belt height (as Hiriki no Yosei-2)
• Uke: Keep Thumb Up

Class of 2, Good recap of test techniques...what we need more is practice.