It almost goes without saying (almost) that in the context of judo and especially in newaza, you cannot affect, much less control the other guy unless you are physically in contact with him. This disregards some special weird effects at a distance that are possible - but this guideline mostly holds. If you are not touching uke you can't do judo to him.
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What's more, you can't really learn newaza unless you get in contact with uke for a prolonged period of time. One of my pet peeves is seeing practitioners that are supposed to be practicing newaza do one repetition and then roll off of each other and take a break and fix their gi and say, "good one!" If you spend 50-60% of your newaza time not touching your partner, you're not learning newaza.
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So, we're going to try a new practice mode. Starting tonight we're going to try to do the entire class without losing contact with our partners. From the beginning of class, when we choose up partners, stay in contact before, during, and after every rep. If you have to stop to fix your gi or re-tie your belt, your partner better be hanging onto you. If we do decide to switch partners, get in contact with your new partner as your old partner gets hooked up with their new one - no ukes left behind.
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Don't know if this will lead to better newaza practice, but it probably won't hurt and it should help my sanity a bunch.
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Patrick Parker
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