Training log

Judo with Jesse & Justin

• ROM, ukemi
• osotogari otoshi, osotogari guruma, hizaguruma, and ukigoshi as an example of a circle of throws - a pile of throws that all come from about the same place.  Extremely confusing to the opponent when you can throw any od 3-4 throws either forward or backward on any step!
• randori playing with that circle of throws in particular
• ground mobility cycle with empahsis on gyakukatagatame and the elbow push turnover

Kids' judo with Whit, Dylan, Knox, Luke, Chance, Whit, Sarah, & Ethan (did I miss someone?)

• ROM, aerobics, ukemi
• cross face turnover with partner down the mat.  Everyone has gotten the hang of this one pretty well.
• 3/4 nelson turnover with partner down the mat.  This one was challenging.  We'll get better.
• a game of picking objects upp off the ground with the toes, getting used to using the feet like hands.  Will work later into skill in deashibarai.
• crawling man randori with the condition that you have to turn the opponent onto his back long enough to say, "honor, honor, honor.

Aikido with Patrick M., Kel, and Alan

• ROM ukemi
• tegatana with emphasis on synching up-down of arm with up-down of body.
• hanasu
• 3-opponent randori all night, bringing into emphasis ideas of synchronization, flow, keeping the momentum going, brushing off, and using shomenate and aigamaeate (in particular) as back-ups.