53: Kangeiko-Day10: Friday 7:00: February 24, 2006

KANGEIKO-DAY10: Kotegaeshi

Basic:

Hiriki no Yosei-1 with partner
Hiriki no Yosei-2 with partner

Kotegaeshi Practice

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2 (Kagari geiko)
Suwariwaza Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi-2 (Kagari geiko)


Note:
Class of 9! with 2 guest Black Belts and 2 Teachers...makes it 13 ! Again, the record for the year!
Yet, so many people, not so many mats for Kotegaeshi... ; )

Kotegaeshi turn: Hiriki no Yosei-2 turn, only if I can remember the feeling when I do it though...
I have been working on it for a while now, but the way I could feel making the turn was so fresh and effective.

Overall, the more I see it, it feels like the less you try to do things by moving your body, is the better way to do things. The simpler the better: you put yourself in kamae and make the least movements is the better, even though its harder to do it.

That KAMAE...I can work on a lot more...its not just going forward, but put your body together and make it ONE...takes a lot!

Its a great opptunity to train with people from other dojo, they probably tell us the same what our teachers tell us in everyday training, but hearing it from different people sometimes makes a huge difference, or gives a valuable effect as like a thunder light. However, the most important thing is EVERYDAY TRAINING, these special occasions are appreciated having good everyday training. Training does it all : )


I somehow find Kangeiko/Shochugeiko harder than regular trainings...its not the amount of the time for me...Its almost one extra day, I think the words "Kangeiko" put something in it to make it special. My body parts are so so so so so so sore... Still, I can not choose not to do these.

KANGEIKO IS OVER!!