Saturday morning in the Noda adult class we worked on
hiji mochi techniques -
hiji mochi nikajo osae 1 (tachi/suwari) and
hiji mochi sokumen iriminage 1. The main focus on
nikajo was to maintain a balanced posture throughout the technique. For
sokumen iriminage we worked on shifting our weight before entering in quickly
In the afternoon Fukiage class we practiced
katate mochi nikajo osae 1, suwari waza katate mochi nikajo osae 2, as well as
katate mochi kotegaeshi . The theme was to connect all the step by step movements in to a more fluid and dynamic technique without leaving gaps for resistance or escape.
On Sunday morning in Hanyu we started off with sliding forward movements as well as pivoting movements. Then we went in to
katate mochi nikajo osae 2, shomen uchi kotegaeshi 2, and finished with
nikajo to
kotegaeshi renzoku wazaSunday afternoon in Kawajima, the adults went thoroughly through the 6 basic movements before going in to
katate mochi sokumen iriminage 1, ryote mochi sokumen iriminage 1, yokomen uchi shomen iriminage 2, katate mochi shomen iriminage ichi. The points for all these were the same - enter at an angle so you do not collide with their power, strong posture and be positioned to throw.