100 Throws + 100 falls = Exhausted

Tuesday night's class was a very intense class. After warm up, we immediately come to a fighting mode. Morgan sensei had all of us lined up, and he started to throw everyone one by one, after he finished, the next one started to throw the rest of us, we called it a line drill. So each every one of us has take 5 falls for one person, and got to throw the other five for the same technique, we did twice for each technique in Atemi waza and Hiji waza, you do the math, that comes to total of 100 falls and 100 throws. At end of the practice, I was completely exhausted, legs and but started to protest.

I remember last Tuesday was also very exhausting, took me several days to recover. What did we do last week? We did 17 kata for Kihon and Grabs continuously.

But, it was good, it was what we needed, more practice!

I want to be able to write down what I learned in the class, if I can just recall at least one thing, that should be good.

1) Shomenate: don't forget to have initial kuzushi, make sure you break Uke's balance. And no grabbie, both hands push with shotei. 


2) Gedanate: don't need to bend Uke's elbow unless you are in much height disadvantage, see Uke's arm is straight


3) Ushiroate: Don't forget the initial kuzushi, lower Uke's hand; Don't use finger to throw, put the whole hand down on Uke's shoulder, get behind the Uke, not too sideway and throw using idoiyoku


4) Udehineri: Know which hand is the throwing hand, the hineri hand got thrown, not the other hand, See which hand is Tomiki Sensei throwing?


5) Wakigatame: Minh got sensei's praise on his performance on this one, he dropped the right shoulder and have good control of the Uke. The initial kuzushi should emphasize extend the Uke out to the weakline.