62:Wednesday 7:00 : February 28, 2007

Basic:
Back Breakfalls (30)

Technique:

Test Training

Note:
Class of 7, test training on the side of beginners course.

Again, for the millions of times...I cant explain the techniques in words even the ones I know how to do it... I must say...you have some certain rhythm when you train as given the advices from the teachers. Thats very natural (I mean, this becomes a habit when you do it over 100 times...), at least to me, but "I talk" is not natural and I get distracted by my own voice since its not supposed to be there in my "rhythm". So, for me, talking and giving some or any advice to the others is very unnatural and that is breaking the habit, at least the ones I have now...I bet it will take a bit more time to get used to it.

61:Tuesday 7:00 : February 27, 2007

Test Training

Basic
Back Breakfalls (30)
Kihon Dosa Renzoku (3 times)

Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage- 1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkjo Osae- 1 & 2

Jiyuwaza Practice

Note:
Class of 3, working on 3, could not go through so many techniques after all. Yet, it was a good practice for all of us.

60:Saturday 18:15 : February 24, 2007

Jiyuwaza Practice

Lots of pivot, lots of Tai sabaki practice.


Note:
Class of 9,

59:Friday 19:00 : February 27, 2007

Basic:

Technique:

Lots of Tai Sabaki with Katate Mochi

One round of Jiyuwaza at the end.


Note:
Class of 4, Time goes very very quickly, we have done quite amount of Tai Sabaki practice and it was a bit hard to name all of them here.

I'm still not quite doing a big heavy pivots but I'm so trying to keep my back straight to keep my Kamae even only with my back. In the beginning of Jiyuwaza practice days, I used to get too excited, and lost everything as soon as I started moving. I started focusing on Kamae more than anything at some point and I "think" I started not to get too excited, which is a good change : )

58:Friday 7:00 : February 23, 2007

Kangeiko Day 9 : Kokyu Ho, Kokyu Nage

Technique:
Suwariwaza Ryote Mochi Kokyuho-5
Suwariwaza Ryote Mochi Kokyuho-4

Katate Mochi Kokyunage (in variatiion)

Note:
Class of 7, the last day of Kangeiko! Beginners and regulars trained together on Kokyu Nages.
In Kagari geiko, we ran around and being thrown...it was a lot of fun.

57:Thursday 7:00 : February 22, 2007

Kangeiko Day 8 : Kotegaeshi, Tenchinage

Basic:
Kihon Dosa Renzoku

Hiriki no Yosei-2 with partner

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1
Yokomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2
Katate Mochi Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi-2

Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1 & 2

Note: Class of 4, 9 techniques involved many flips (Kotegaeshis)

I tend to use a lot of "twist" on Kotegaeshi, but I really should push out...maybe hips should involve more.

So much of flipping, after 30 mins of Jiyuwaza with Chris, I felt like I could have used a long bath right after... : )

56:Thursday 5:45 : February 22, 2007

Jiyuwaza Practice

Shomen Uchi
Yokomen Uchi

Ikkajo
Nikajo
Sankajo
Yonkajo
Shihonage
Hijiate Kokyunage
Shomen Iriminage
Kotegaeshi

Note:
Class of 2.

55:Wednesday 7:00 : February 21, 2007

Kangeiko Day 7 : Hijishime, Hijiate Kokyunage

Basic:
180 pivot (keep the back foot on the mat all the time)

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Hijishime-1
Shomen Uchi Hijiate Kokyunage-1
Yokomen Uchi Hijishime-2
Yokomen Uchi Hijiate Kokyunage-2
Shomen Tsuki Hijiate Kokyunage-1
Shomen Tsuki Hijishime-1
Shomen Tsuki Hijiate Kokyunage-2 (Non Basic)
Ryohiji Mochi Kokyunage

Note: Class of 5, on the side of Beginners course of 3.

54:Wednesday 5:45 : February 21, 2007

Basic:

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Shomen Iriminage (Non basic style)

Note:
Class of 2. Working on the details, day 2.

53:Tuesday 7:00 : February 20, 2007

Kangeiko Day 6 : Shomen and Sokumen Iriminage

Basic:
Tai no Henko-1 with partner

Technique:
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1
Hiji Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-2
Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1
Katate Mochi Shomen Iriminage-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
(Punch, and grab and strike) Sokumen Iriminage

Class of 6.

52:Tuesday 5:45 : February 20, 2007

Basic:
180 pivot with partner

Technique:
Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi-1 & 2

Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1

Note:
Class of 2. When I did Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi for the first time last summer, I thought that was such an evil hurting technique, but nearly a year later, it was not bad at all...I guess my flip got better : )

51:Monday 7:00 : February 19, 2007

Kangeiko Day 5 : Yonkajo

Basic:
180 pivot with partner

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Yonkajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Yonkajo Osae-2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ryote Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Yonkajo Osae- 1 & 2

Note: Class of 3, Roland Sensei (He ran Tokyo Marathon yesterday, the record : 5hrs 15mins including a banana break) on the side...

50:Saturday 18:15 : February 17, 2007

Technique:

Shomen Uchi
Yokomen Uchi
Katate Mochi

Note:
Class of 4, 90mins of Jiyuwaza.

49:Friday 19:00 : February 16, 2007

Basic:

Technique:
Ushirowaza Katate Eri Mochi Sankajo Osae- 1 & 2

Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1

Jiyuwaza (Katate Mochi)

Note:
Class of 3. I did not have a clue for "Katate Eri Mochi" but it turns out to be almost the same as Ryote Mochi : )

48:Friday 7:00 : February 16, 2007

Kangeiko Day4 : Sankajo

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1 & 2 with partner

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Hiji Mochi Sankajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Hijimochi Sankajo Osae-2
Kata Mochi Sankajo

Note:
Class of 6 plus 3 for the beginners course. Sensei challenged for 18 techniques but it ended up with 9 today. Sankajo takes space!! It was sometimes hard to find the spot to fall.

47:Thursday 7:00 : February 15, 2007

Kangeiko Day 3 : Nikajo

Basic:
Shikkoho
Knee Pivot

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1 (and Hajime)
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-2
Katate Aya Mochi Nikajo Osae-2 (and Hajime)

Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Nikajo Osae-1 (Stumpy Made-up)
Ushirowaza Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-2 (and Hajime) (Stumpy Made-up, alomost Jiyuwaza Style)

Note:
Class of 4,

46:Wednesday 7:00 : February 14, 2007

Kangeiko Day2 : Ikkajo and Happy Valentine's Day !


Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei with partner(s)

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1 &2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Hiji Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Hiji Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryokata Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Ushirowaza Eri Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Shomen Tsuki Ikkajo Nage
Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1

Note: Kangeiko, class of 3 on the side of Beginners Course with 4. Stumpy was so proud for going through 13 techniques calling, "Man! Thats a record for Kangeiko!" : ) No wonder senseis are so keen to go through so many technques so fast... What often happens having 2 teachers are that they give each other ideas which they would never think of themsleves, and considering the FACT boys are tend to be competitive (!) Roland Sensei might try to break Stumpy's record tomorrow with Nikajo...That could be challenging and fun.

Learning the complicated techniques takes "Time", however, it takes so much less time to forget them even with the all the efforts we put into. The ones like that are usually difficult or complicated...
For today, I was telling myself, I did this, I did this, I totally did this while we were doing Ushiro Ryokata & Ushiro Eri. I did not forget all about it but still not the way I did remember only over a month ago. They are both not easy but neat techniques, I wanted to remember them all back yet we all ran through them today.

With rolls : I am trying to push my body up with fist to fly higher, the attempt was totally failed today, but I will try it again tomorrow : )

I had no time to take a peek on the other side of the mat, so I had no idea what was going on with Beginners course but they seemed having fun.

45: Tuesday 7:00 : February 13, 2007

Kangeiko : Day 1 - Shihonage

Basic:
Kihon Dosa

Technique:
Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Katate Mochi Shihonage-2

Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-2

Shomen Uchi Shihonage

Katate Mochi Shihonage

Note:
Kangeiko has started! Class of 4 with 2 Senseis : ) Just kept going on techniques in 3 pairs. It was a quite exhausting and painful hour ; )

I fell too soon twice with Sensei's Shihonages. It was Not Only because his Shihonage is so strong, but my shoulder was having very uncomfortable pain, so I had to get away before my arms/shoulders were gotten by him. Once I start falling, it seems impossible to stop the motion, so I have to fall all the way. Guess it takes practice...

44:Saturday 18:15 : February 10, 2007

Basic:
Shumatsu Dosa 1 & 2
and
Shumatsu Dosa 1 & 2
and
Shumatsu Dosa 1 & 2

Technique:
Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-2

Katate Mochi Kaitennage (with variation)

Note:
Class of 6, lots of Shumatsu Dosa.

43:Friday 19:00 : February 9, 2007

Basic:
Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae- 1 & 2
Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-2
...and more

Note:

STUMPY'S FINALLY BACK!

Class of 2. I dont recall all the techniques we did...we kept going on 3. It was really fun.

42:Friday 7:00 : February 9, 2007

Test Training besides B Course

Basic:

Technique:
Dai Ichi Kihon Techniques

Note:
Class of 7.

41:Thursday 7:00 : February 8, 2007

Basic:
Back Breakfalls (30)

Kihon Dosa

Technique:
Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi Shihonage
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 6

40:Thursday 5:45 : February 8, 2007

Jiyuwaza Practice

39:Wednesday 7:00 : February 7, 2007

Beginner's Course started.
Mini-Demo

Test Training

Note:
Class of 9. 4 Beginners started.

38:Wednesday 5:45 : February 7, 2007

Kihon Dosa & Kanren Waza

37:Tuesday 7:00 : February 6, 2007

Basic:
Kihon Dosa Renzoku

Technique:
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Kata Mochi Hijiate-2
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-2

Jiyuwaza (Shomen Uchi)


Note: Class of 6. Practice for tomorrow.

36:Tuesday 5:45 : February 6, 2007

Basic:

Technique:
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1 & 2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1 & 2

Jiyuwaza Practice (Shomen Tsuki)

Note:
Class of 2. It was quite a warm day!

35:Saturday 18:15 : February 3, 2007

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1 & 2 with partner

Technique:
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Mochi Nikajo Osae-2
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae-1
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae-2

Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae, Hijiate, Hijiosae
Hiji Mochi Nikajo Nage-2
Hiji Mochi Nikajo Nage-1

Note: Class of 11 plus 2 kids : ) Mat was busy!

Thanks to so many falling practice on the day before, it felt easy to fall : )

34:Friday 19:00 : February 2, 2007

Basic:

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-2
Ushirowaza Ryokata Mochi Sankajo Osae-1
Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1
Kata Mochi Hijiate-2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage

30 mins of Jiyuwaza practice (Ryote Mochi)

Note:
Class of 1...How come I get tired more than Sensei does...

33:Thursday 7:00 : February 1, 2007

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1 & 2 with partner

Technique:
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-2

Note:
Class of 5. "Nikajo" day.

32:Thursday 5:45 : February 1, 2007

Basic:


Technique:
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Kotegeshi-1 & 2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 2. Good practice of 18 techniques, without stopping.

I still was not able to push my thumb far enough to get Sankajo shape but I think I saw the difference. Although, I need a lot of practice.