Rolling just like a brick doesn't
Okay, sorry for the lame hitchhiker's reference. It's rather
appropriate though after Saturday's mini-seminar. We had teachers from the Dallas area dojos teaching classes Saturday and Sunday.
First class we did a quick warmup, and then spent most of the class in groups practicing throwing exercises. I gravitated towards Scott Sensei's group as it was small and mostly people who attend our Thursday night classes.
After taking a few nasty rolls with the wrong foot forward, Scott asked me "what was that?" *grins* I told him I was having a hard time remembering which side to roll on when being thrown. He reminded me I was in control and could let go...take my own roll.
After a few more clumsy rolls I told one of my dojomates that I was mastering the art of rolling like a brick...yesss! Scott Sensei just chuckled.
I won't even go into my own throws. Needless to say I got a lot of help from visiting Sensei. Scott did remind me on several occasions that we were practicing difficult throws and that I wasn't the only one having problems.
Second class was fun, lots of waza I didn't recognize. huzzah.
The attack for the class was yokomenuchi. Practiced kotegaeshi with Paul.
I had a heck of a time with it, and I'm pretty sure he was basically handing me the falls on a silver platter.
Also practiced a yokomenuchi with an immobilization technique I've never seen. As uke attacks, nage slides forward. One hand blocks the strike while the other hand "takes the mind". Details are sketchy on this one, there's some kind of tenkan (I think? heh) but basically you end up with uke's elbow caught between yours and your ribs, the left hand grasping the wrist and the right hand bending uke's hand back (palms out) keeping the your arm in line with uke's at an angle, then bow until uke drops to one knee and slides out onto the mat.
It felt like a variation of nikyo... but I'm not sure.
I had a bit of a time with this one. I attacked my partner (a blackbelt I've never practiced with before) and was immediately "impressed" by how effective the technique was... lol He slowed the technique down a little bit after my turn as nage.
He did seem rather surprised how quickly I caught onto the slide in while taking the mind (fake strike to the face to switch uke's focus) bit. Perhaps that's why he started out pretty fast.
One thing I did retain was that when striking with yokomenuchi, uke is supposed to step off the line a little. No wonder Bob Sensei said my yokomenuchi looked like shomenuchi...lol Noone ever told me that until Saturday.
We practiced a lot of other stuff, but that's all I can really remember right now. One of my partners said I was picking up on a relatively difficult technique pretty quickly... that was nice. It's strange how I pick up on certain tricky techniques, but really basic stuff I struggle with. I told Scott Sensei (after the 10th time he's had to explain tenshin) I was starting to get deja vu.
I do think that next weekend I might brave the regular class. One of my dojomates said that their classes after beginners are normally like that. I think I can manage the pace now. Maybe I'll ask Bob Sensei tomorrow. I'd love to have the extra classes on Wednesday and on the weekends as an option--especially when I have to miss a beginner's class due to work.
I was dissapointed not to go to the Sunday group of classes, but I had a massive headache that morning. I probably would have been a detriment to myself and others around me.
Ahh well, bedtime for me. I'd like to be somewhat awake for class after work tomorrow.
Liz
appropriate though after Saturday's mini-seminar. We had teachers from the Dallas area dojos teaching classes Saturday and Sunday.
First class we did a quick warmup, and then spent most of the class in groups practicing throwing exercises. I gravitated towards Scott Sensei's group as it was small and mostly people who attend our Thursday night classes.
After taking a few nasty rolls with the wrong foot forward, Scott asked me "what was that?" *grins* I told him I was having a hard time remembering which side to roll on when being thrown. He reminded me I was in control and could let go...take my own roll.
After a few more clumsy rolls I told one of my dojomates that I was mastering the art of rolling like a brick...yesss! Scott Sensei just chuckled.
I won't even go into my own throws. Needless to say I got a lot of help from visiting Sensei. Scott did remind me on several occasions that we were practicing difficult throws and that I wasn't the only one having problems.
Second class was fun, lots of waza I didn't recognize. huzzah.
The attack for the class was yokomenuchi. Practiced kotegaeshi with Paul.
I had a heck of a time with it, and I'm pretty sure he was basically handing me the falls on a silver platter.
Also practiced a yokomenuchi with an immobilization technique I've never seen. As uke attacks, nage slides forward. One hand blocks the strike while the other hand "takes the mind". Details are sketchy on this one, there's some kind of tenkan (I think? heh) but basically you end up with uke's elbow caught between yours and your ribs, the left hand grasping the wrist and the right hand bending uke's hand back (palms out) keeping the your arm in line with uke's at an angle, then bow until uke drops to one knee and slides out onto the mat.
It felt like a variation of nikyo... but I'm not sure.
I had a bit of a time with this one. I attacked my partner (a blackbelt I've never practiced with before) and was immediately "impressed" by how effective the technique was... lol He slowed the technique down a little bit after my turn as nage.
He did seem rather surprised how quickly I caught onto the slide in while taking the mind (fake strike to the face to switch uke's focus) bit. Perhaps that's why he started out pretty fast.
One thing I did retain was that when striking with yokomenuchi, uke is supposed to step off the line a little. No wonder Bob Sensei said my yokomenuchi looked like shomenuchi...lol Noone ever told me that until Saturday.
We practiced a lot of other stuff, but that's all I can really remember right now. One of my partners said I was picking up on a relatively difficult technique pretty quickly... that was nice. It's strange how I pick up on certain tricky techniques, but really basic stuff I struggle with. I told Scott Sensei (after the 10th time he's had to explain tenshin) I was starting to get deja vu.
I do think that next weekend I might brave the regular class. One of my dojomates said that their classes after beginners are normally like that. I think I can manage the pace now. Maybe I'll ask Bob Sensei tomorrow. I'd love to have the extra classes on Wednesday and on the weekends as an option--especially when I have to miss a beginner's class due to work.
I was dissapointed not to go to the Sunday group of classes, but I had a massive headache that morning. I probably would have been a detriment to myself and others around me.
Ahh well, bedtime for me. I'd like to be somewhat awake for class after work tomorrow.
Liz
posted by Liz at 4/19/2005 12:55:00 AM
2 Comments:
*vicious slapping for misquoting HHG!*
Rolling is not involved, the vogon ships are quoted as "Hanging in the air" in exactly the way a brick doesn't. Ok, dork moment over. Wait, no....I feel more dorkness coming on.
We're seeing that movie if I have to staple you to a chair and tape your eyelids open.
Okay, NOW dork moment over :)
~S
Hey, I didn't say it was a QUOTE.. I said it was a lame reference. So bite me :)
We're seeing that movie if I have to staple you to a chair and tape your eyelids open.
Umm... you don't have to get violent. It's not RE we're talking about silly. Unless they've made some innovations to the original book, there are no zombies or spiders... or any nasty combination involving the two, so you're damn straight we're going.
*thwaps* silly
Liz
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