Spent a bit more time training with the newer students today but learned just as much from helping them as doing it myself. Of course nothing beats doing the technique yourself but it was a nice change of pace.
Worked on a straight punch Menutsuki to the face and blending it with the Nage's same hand as Uke's punching hand. Once the attack is blended in the other arm comes around and wraps around their upper forearm and twists down and you bring your elbow up and over their arm and lock their elbow inside the armpit. As you do this you apply a tenkan to "corkscrew" them do to the ground and you turn with their energy.
Next technique was a push. As Uke goes to push Nage they blend the same as with the punch, same hand deflecting to turn Uke's back to Nage as the attack is blended. This allows Nage to apply Kotagaeshi, first stepping backwards with one Tenkan to blend the strike and the second backwards Tenkan step to turn and apply the Kotagaeshi. THe important thing I tried to stress to myself was to keep the hand that is captured at your belt line so that you do not give their energy back.
Randori went ok. I got a little tied up from Sensei and froze and wasn't able to break the grip because I focused too much on the hold and not on affecting his center by throwing a distracting atemi or what not. I need to be a bit more confident in randori and try to direct the flow of things better, rather than sittign back when the attacks come to me. Even with the newer students if I do not pay attention I will get smacked in the face by them, haha!!
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