Worked on break falls and a few different Ukemi's:
Did some more breakfalls starting from a static position where I flip myself over the lock making sure my head goes over the arm and not around it. Then we did some more motional breakfalls where Sensei would apply some force to my wrist or arm depending on the lock and I would continue over into a breakfall. I tried to work on breathing in before and breathing out as I slapped the map in the breakfall. We worked on doing Kotagaeish and Shihonage into breakfalls, as well as some body launches where you are flipped over Nage's body into a breakfall.
Then we worked on some unorthodox rolls where the left foot is forward as you go over the right shoulder, and vice versa for the other side. It's essentially the same as a regular roll but you have to make sure to get some launch outwards to get past your knee and not collide it into your chest.
The last roll Sensei showed me was from seiza (sitting on legs) and called it the "elevation roll". I had to push up from the legs but eventually all the force should be coming from the top section of the foot into the mat and, almost like a diving board, launch your body up and outwards into a roll. It helps to keep the hands in at the center and do a rowing motion with the arms out from your center as you go into an Ukemi roll.
Short stick work, represents a club or small blunt weapon that could be used. We did a basic striking drill, striking high rotating the wrist to strike again the other way, and repeating a few times, then repeating this drill low. The high drill is focused on striking at their temple, while the low is aiming at Uke's knee. This drill was good for getting a fluid flow with the sticks and not getting stuck up with using them.
Stick defense done:
Worked on defending a Yokomen strike with a Geiko Irimi (backwards step) then as the strike misses and they wind up for another strike you Irimi in and execute an atemi to their chin/throat which pushes their face back and breaks their center as well as extends their arm out allowing for a big Tenkan with the striking hand which comes down to their armed hand and leads them around before performing a second tenkan to bring the stick across their face and allow for the finish. Another important thing I had to get was to use the inner arm (non-striking one) to blend the strike and get it "off-line" so that at the very least the strike won't connect with your face!! Again, I have trouble with being aggressive with my atemi's during a technique and had to get comfortable with the strike to Sensei's face so that it was controlled and didn't accidentally hit too hard. Once I started to get used to throwing the atemi into the technique it helped with unbalancing Uke and making the technique much more effective.
The other technique was again from a yokomen strike but with a mirrored movement allowing Nage to cut down their striking hand and deliver a disrupting atemi to their face. Once the atemi hits and the attack is cut down it is drawn to Nage's hands and can be locked in shihonage. But wait!! They have a stick in their hand which you can use to your advantage. How nice of them to have brought you such a useful tool!! When performing Omote I had to remember to step out and across Uke standing in my horse stance. Sensei pointed out to me several times until it took to memory. For Ura stepping next to them to perform the lock behind them was the key motion to remember here setting up for the takedown. The lock can be established at their wrist, palm facing down, can be bent in towards their elbow to pop the stick loose and use it to wench in between their elbow and wrist and torque them down. As they go down Sensei pointed out that placing a knee on their ribs helps with the lock until they tap out.
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