Learning Daisan - a tip of the iceburg

Koryu Dai San

Suwari-waza (Section A - Kneeling Techniques)

1. Oshi-taoshi
2. Gyaku-gamae-ate
3. Kote-gaeshi
4. Ryote-mochi-sukui-nage
5. Tentai-kote-hineri
6. Shiho-nage
7. Gedan-ate
8. Hiji-kime

Tachi-waza (Section B - Standing Techniques)

1. Kote-mawashi
2. Uchi-tenkai-nage
3. Gyaku-gamae-ate
4. Hiji-kime
5. Mae-otoshi
6. Ushiro-waza-mae-otoshi
7. Ushiro-waza-tentai-kote-hineri
8. Mune-tori-kata-gatame

It is a journey to learn all the Dai San technique, I have been practicing for months now, it is really a blend of everything we have learned so far, timing, kazhushi, controls, all put into these set of connecting techniques. In some way, I feel that it makes them more practical.

I found our Morgan sensei's demo on the dai san kata, he showcased all of the 50 techniques, it is a good video to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgPpdfPF2A

Some notes I took from last night's class. I asked sensei specifically about two techniques: kneeling Gedan-ate and standing Mune-tori-kata-gatame. Same question from those two troubled me, how to throw the knee? I think I got my answers, will definitely try next time. 

Kneeling Gedan-ate: 1. Make Knee bend forward to toes, 2. then around to side of knee, make leg unstable, 3. Push knee to weak line , back fall. Overall knee circle out then in then back.

Standing Mune-tori-kata-gatame: 1. Make knee bend forward to toes, the other hand make sure the foot doesn't step away, kneel next to uke knee only, not to center. Move hip to do the cut. 2. Around to side of knee push to back weak line.