Day 521:
Today we went back to a regular practice. Kiri-kaeshi, men-ouchi, kote-ouchi, doh-ouchi, and kote-men-ouchi. My endurance seems to be getting better. I didn’t have to sit out today.
Today’s focus was on hiki-waza. We had long lectures on proper footwork. You need to use fumi-komi to stomp and propel yourself backwards. The secret is to start not to start totally face-to-face at tai-atari. You need to be half a step backwards at tsuba-zariai. Then going backwards puts you at proper maai. A good modification for balance is to discreetly slide your left foot back a bit, then fumi-komi backwards.
We finished with some ji-geiko. I really was feeling the rhythm and made a good showing.
Day 522:
No class today because I am ill.
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