Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Beginners' class

Attack; gyakuhanmi katatedori
Techniques; shihonage omote, uchikaiten sankyo omote, sotokaiten sankyo omote.
Emphasis; Necessity for tori to move, since very little (or no movement at all), has little effect on uke. Also, it was pointed out that when doing atemi, a fist is more effective than an open hand. It is equally important for tori to feel in control, otherwise there is no point for all this fuss, classes, and so on.
There was also hanmihandachi shihonage. With this technique it is easy to leave oneself open to a counter-attack by leaving hands behind when doing the shihonage turn. Knowing this, i know where to concentrate my efforts.

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