Not as rusty as I’d thought
Tuck the trailing leg in during ukemi
Kotegaeshi: make sure your take uke’s balance by taking the hand out to the side.
Reverse Kotegaeshi, Katatedori: step 90deg to uke, bring grabbed hand towards you, make reverse kotegaeshi. Then cut down, pin onto opposite knee, with knee of original grabbed side forward. Lower, don’t bend (Doug).
4th kumitachi: I had no idea. Must practice more weapons.
Tagged KotegaeshiDifferent application of Tainohenko, back across uke’s body.
Morotedori kokyu ho: wasn’t sure if Sensei was teaching the new style. Felt more kokyu in my arms though.
Several iriminage techniques. Must remember when doing a strike - nage’s foot forward = uke’s opposite foot back.
Yokomen strike with tanto: be sure to take uke early and out to the side. Keep hold of the elbow - don’t let go to move the tango (Doug)
Tagged Iriminage, Kokyu Ho, Morotedori, Tainohenko, TantoNew style of morotedori kokyu ho: bit hard to get my head around it.
Get uke’s shoulder down flat to the mat when pinning.
Ikkyo: take uke’s arm out to the side, not downwards. Otherwise you have to raise it back up again.
Yonkyo: knuckle on the bone or on the fleshy part of the arm?
Tagged Ikkyo, Kokyu Ho, Morotedori, YonkyoMore morotedori again this week.
Kokyu the arms properly during Kokyu Ho - really bring uke round.
Training with Taekwando Dave - how to direct uke properly when he doesn’t know the technique? (Ikkyo)
Don’t forget to keep the elbows in when performing nikkyo.
Tagged Ikkyo, Morotedori, Nikkyo
Back after holiday. Forgotten everything it seems.
Tainohenko: lower centre, project forward. Finish with ken cut feeling.
Morotedori Kokyu Ho: went to pot. Turn around fully, ensure hip to hip.
Then lots of techniques from morotedori.
Ikkyo: moving the hips - one movement not two. Project forward. come across uke, take uke’s balance and move their shoulder down.
Nikkyo: (with Doug) keep uke’s grabbed wrist as a distance from you. Bend down, not lean in. Bring uke’s hand down onto your leg. Wrap your leg around uke’s arm. Maintain the connection, don’t come off then reconnect.
Yonkyo: must find that knuckle connection.
Then the above movements in kijon (sp.?): not static but not kinonagare.
Generally: keep the connection with uke, as with hands on weapons
Tagged Ikkyo, Kokyu Ho, Morotedori, Nikkyo, Tainohenko, YonkyoFirst grading. I can only remember the mistakes:
Uchiro ukemi: took it from tachiwaza incorrectly, by turning round. Whoops. Had to repeat correctly by myself.
Misheard ikkyo suwariwaza as nikkyo suwariwaza. Did not step through in a flowing manner in omote.
Didn’t get a chance to do any tachiwaza nikkyo ura - only omote (ran out of time).
Weapons, with a very dry mouth:
Thankfully not in front of the mirror.
Menuchi ushiro tsuki: performed this only to find the other two looking at me on completion. Nerves I think. Corrected my mistake on second attempt.
Happogiri seemed a bit sloppy to me, although my ken was not dropping.
Passed though 
Must practice ushiro shikko!
Tagged Happogiri, Ikkyo, Jo, Ken, Nikkyo, Shikko, Ukemi
Morotedori Kokyu Ho: Breathe in as arms raise
Nikkyo Kosadori: kokyu first, apply hand to wrist, bow down. Take uke’s hand to outside knee, pin.
Ikkyo Shomenuchi: slide across front of uke. Keep wrist above elbow on the way down. Maintain extension.
Ikkyo Katatedori: draw the held wrist down and away from uke, to take their balance.
Kotegaeshi Kosadori: Turn into it so the ukemi is better.
Kotegaeshi Tsuki: Don’t turn 90 degrees to uke, just turn 22 degrees, plus slide back a little.
Kokyu Dosa: Push the hand towards uke’s armpit.
Spent some time after class practising ushiro ukemi, starting to get better I think
Tagged Ikkyo, Kokyu Dosa, Kokyu Ho, Kotegaeshi, Nikkyo, Ukemi