This week's classes

Hi guys!
It's been quite a while since i last posted something here. Usually I just read. Anyway, from Wednesday we have been learning the basics from a shomen uchi attack. But since shomen uchi is a very quick and precise attack, we have been taking baby steps so that we first get used to the idea of shomen uchi. This means we have been doing the techniques starting from a position where uke and tori have their arms raised. Furthermore instead of uke attacking, tori takes the initiative(kinda boring actually, but good for beginners). Of course the ideal situation would be if we had like separate classes for each level, such that everyone can practise and grow with people of equivalent experience. Understandably we are a very young group and it is my hope that in time conditions will improve. So far we have focused on ikkyo,nikyo and sankyo, in each case doing both omote and ura versions. The jo session on Wednesday was a review of the basics from a kesa attack. My head has totally refused to wrap itself around the names of these jo techniques and it looks like i have to show who's the boss.