330:Tuesday 7:00 : October 31, 2006

Basic:
Back Breakfalls (10)

Flips

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2
Ryote Mochi Shihonage-1

Stumpy's jiyuwaza (5 throws) after class.

Note:
Class of 3. Very quiet day overall...

Worked on flips quite a bit, got confused a little...

There are things need to be learned by watching/hearing, yet your body has to learn it after all. Although...it takes time and try to think how to make it happen while you are learning the basic movements, then its easy to forget how we got it once body gets how to move. Then, it comes to the point to thinking about how to make it better, dont really know how , think about it...that cycle never ends...

But I do remeber today that "FLIPPING" was such a BIG DEAL and kept me haning for 6 MONTHS!

329:Tuesday 5:45 : October 31, 2006

Test Planning

Note:
Class of 1! Stumpy planned out all the classes before the test. So many things (in other words everything) to work on!!

Friday 6:00AM in Roppongi...

Alone on the mat...

Stretching and stretching, as waiting for 7:00 people to show up.

326:Thursday 7:00 : October 26, 2006

Jiyuwaza Practice on the side of Embu Training

Starting with

Shomen Uchi (with Bokken)

Ushiro Ryote Mochi
Ushiro Kata Mochi
Suwari Katate Mochi

Note:

Class of 5. Again, ONLY 2 DAYS before Embu!!

I observed the Embu part, it was pretty impressive to see them going through the techniques.

Its my second time going for it, somehow it feels a bit different from last year. (other than techniques are different...)

I think we are going to have a good one : )

325:Thursday 5:45 : October 26,2006

Embu Training

Time flies! Embu is ONLY 2 DAYS AWAY!!

Note:
Class of 2. It was all good, and see you tomorrow to go through the whole thing : )

324:Wednesday 7:00 : October 25, 2006

Beginners' Course

Test Rehearsal

Note:
Class of 4. 10th kyu test rehearsal. What's not New here is that Test is super tiring, and I get tired by the time I get to Kihon Dosa, and I dont know how I have done it Hiriki no Yosei-1 having such muscle pain all around my body.

Test it tough...

323:Wednesday 5:45 : October 25, 2006

What's New!

Scarlett Johansson is OH MY GOD !

... and Stumpy's alarm is BROKEN




Kotegaeshi recap from Saturday night

322:Tuesday 7:00 : October 24, 2006

Embu Training

Embu Technque

Note:

Class of 5 plus 2 teachers plus 1 guest black belt. All went through embu techniques together.

321:Tuesday 5:45 : October 24, 2006

Basic:

Technique:
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1

Note:
Class of 2 and a guest : )

316:Thursday 7:00 : October 19, 2006

Basic:

Ab stuff

Shumatsu Dosa-1 ( until we got massively sweat...)
Shumatsu Dosa-2

Technique:

Embu Techniques (Second Set)

Note:
Class of 4. Suwariwaza takes a lot of it! Shihonage...Protect my neck!...Sokumen Iriminage...so many to do at the same time and i never get it...

315:Thursday 5:45 : October 19, 2006

Embu Training

Note:
Class of 2. Tried out being Stumpy's uke after a long time...and realized that you cant expect everything to be coming, but when things happen you just react to it.

Or...my fear towards Jiyuwaza is simply back after a long time...

Either way, need to train more Jiyuwaza, my flip is awful... ; )

314:Wednesday 7:00 : October 18, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa (all)

Technique:

Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Note:
Class of 3.

Happy Birthday Lucy!

LUCY is 9 Years Old!!!!!!!!!

Although, she had to stay in the cage at the vet on her 9th birthday.., cuz she had to get an EMERGENCY SURGERY to take a rubber sole out which she voluntarily ate sometime ago, from her stomach last week!

Look at her...she is so bored! A few more days, hang in there : )

We'll see you very soon!

312:Tuesday 7:00 : October 17, 2006

Basic:

Hirki no Yosei-1 & 2 with partner

Technique:

Embu Techniques

Note:

Class of 6

311:Tuesday 5:45 : October 17, 2006

Basic:

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

Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 4!

310:Sunday 9:30 : October 15, 2006

Embu Training

or being smashed by kids for me...

309:Saturday 18:15 : October 14, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa

Tehcnique:

Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1

Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-2
Yokomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-2
Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1

and some more...

Note:
Class of 3, worked on 3 techniques in details.

308:Friday 7:00 : October 13, 2006

B Course, and Embu Training on the side

Basic:
Ab Stuff

Technique:
Embu Techniques

Note:

Class of 5

307:Thursday 7:00 : October 12, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa


Technique:

Embu Techniques

HAJIME for 15 (or more) minutes!!!!!

Note:

Class of 6,

306:Thursday 5:45 : October 12, 2006

Basic:

Technique:

Jiyuwaza practice with David

Note:
Class of 2, Jiyuwaza after so long time!

305:Wednesday 7:00 : October 11, 2006

Beginner's Course and Embu Training on the side

Basic:

Technique:

Embu Techniques

Note:

Class of 5.

304:Wednesday 5:45 : October 11, 2006

Basic:



Technique:

KATATE MOCHI SHOMEN IRIMINAGE-1

Note:

Class of 2, ALL ABOUT KATATE MOCHI SHOMEN IRIMINAGE-1!

303: Tuesday 7:00 : October 10, 2006

Basic:
Back Breakfalls (10)
Jumpy Back Breakfalls (10)

Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Embu Techniques

Note:

Class of 5, Group of 2. Basic and Embu.

Still, I was feeling better than the first class yet not physically so so together, the way I was getting sweat was not quite right.

It was good that we had 9 tehcniques to work on. Time went so quickly and there was not time to get sicker.

302:Tuesday 5:45 : October 10, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-2

Note:
Class of 3.

I thought I would pass out throughout the class, but I didnt! : )
Yet, it was very very hard to concentrate, and my brain was nearly working...
Being up since 2AM is not strongly recommended...

295:Wednesday 7:00 : October 4, 2006

Basic:

Seiza ho
Shikko ho

Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2
Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-2

Shumatsu Dosa-1
Shumatsu Dosa-2

Technique:

Kata Mochi Hijishime-1


Note:

Class of 3.

My hands were even sweating during the hard Kihon Dosa! Of course, my knees and thighs were crying...

Tai no Henko-1: Tried to move forward up to the line ahead. Its a bit hard to come back not losing control but it was fairly all right.

Tai no Henko-2: I may be pivoting too much, tried to adjust it to 95 degree but was not easy.
also tried not to stay in the center, and it made me come up...also worked on the crispness, thats hard to keep in balanced.

Hiriki no Yosei-1: This is the worst, the hardest, especially doing it right after Tai no Henko-2...Knee's already crying, and its just hard to make body move in that condition.

Hirki no Yosei-2: This is difficult, just so. I feel like I come up everytime I try to make the turn.
Also, I thought for the first time during the test last week that it was bizarre to show your back whoever you are opposed to when you get ready to the "Yoi" position.

Everytime I do it, I see things to work on, I see the point I can not push any further...

294:Wednesday 5:45 : October 4, 2006

Basic:

Technique:

Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Suwari Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1 & 2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Suwari Yokomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1 & 2

Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi Jiyuwaza Style (Inside/Outside)

Note:
Class of 3.

The more we practice, the less I feel like I know how to do...
Very happy to be able to sort the movements out with Jiyuwaza Kotegaeshi from Inside,
thanks to Sensei as always ; )

Just need more PRACTICE. : )

293:Tuesday 7:00 : October 3, 2006

Embu Training

Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Shumatsu Dosa with partner

Note:
Class of 7. Its going to be all about Embu for the next month!

I thought I knew Shihonage better
I thought I knew Sankajo-1 better
I never thought I knew Sokumen Iriminage ( so its OK not to know this one)

Training for embu, try to make moves quicker, crisper...made me feel like I even dont know how I usually do these techniques...Yet we have a month to work on. : )

292:Tuesday 5:45 : October 3, 2006

Back to Regular Training...other than Embu Training!

Basic:

Technique:

Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2
Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi Shihonage
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1 & 2

Suwari Yokomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushiro Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2

Suwari Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2

Suwari Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushiro Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 3.

There are so many techniques to learn, and each takes a long time to learn.
So...keep training, ha ha ha...

Its difficult to put body together and make backwards movement, upper body doesnt do much although I intend to do so much with it...its mostly how to use legs/ knees / hips.
There was ONE TIME somehow I moved with my lower body putting together, it was very strong. I hope I can do the same tomorrow again.

291:Saturday 18:15 : September 30, 2006

TEST and Embu Training

Test is DONE!

Embu Training STARTED!!

Note:
Class of 7.

290:Saturday 11:30 : September 30, 2006

Basic:
Kihon Dosa

Technique:
Kotegaeshi Practice

Jiyuwaza Style Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi (Outsid)
Jiyuwaza Style Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi (Inside)

Taking off balance practice

Note:
Class of 20ish. Kotegaeshi ...

Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa--------

One pair was training for Embu with a mat, although I could not take a look at how they were doing being busy sucking with Kotegaeshi...

289:Friday 19: 00 : September 29, 2006

Test Training

Dai Ichi Kihon
(Uke/Shite/Uke)...a bit over 30 mins non stop

Test Rehearsal

Note:
Class of 4, last training before the test!