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!