Once again Ben Sempai was in charge of the class and as customary,the session began with a jog around the 'dojo' followed by warm up exercises before embarking on Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from Suwari waza and Tachi waza positions.
The second hour began with a review of Friday's techniques and it was Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo in both Omote and Ura versions that set the ball rolling.
What followed were two techniques:Morotedori Shihonage and Morotedori Kokyunage(or is it Kokyu Ho?)....the stretching of Uke before the throw being emphasised.Next up wasGyakuhanmi Katatedori Rokkyo and once again,the pinning of Uke's elbow under the armpit proved to be a challenge.
The technique that made my day was Katadori Ikkyo(in both Omote and Ura) especially the part where Uke is thrown off balance by the power of Tori's hips.After this technique,I realised that it is imperative to learn techniques in both Omote and Ura since one way or another,when faced with a real life situation,your attacker will either pull or push you....hmmmmm....that is some food for thought.
The class ended with the good old back stretch-Haishin undo which came in handy especially after two hours of rolling forward several times.
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