sempai michael teaching

Cross hand shihonage – when thumb over + grab w/ other hand + uke much bigger, sempai Michael pointed out the need to really commit + stretch out + twist uke wrist for offbalance.

Round housing w/ Dixon (a move shown by sensei Stephen before) – the need for speed when small and catching punch early. When catching uke attacking elbow w/ inside arm, use hip, and drop weight

Sankyu on cross hand wrist grab – if uke still grabbing wrist and catch get free, use other hand + make clean catch on uke hand + twist hips/whole body for pain uke wrist. Sempai lee showed I was squashing uke’s hand which was wrong

Escape from a “hell choke” (?) when arm is in lock, opposite leg steps over across own body, move up to side guard on ground
Overhead strike, mirror stance, lead legs steps across centerline, same arm parries, so strike falls down side, pull striking arm down for off balance, taisabaki, outside arm pins uke’s attacking arm across chest for armbar/pin, other arm applies choke w/ hand underneath jaw on throat and neck artery (forgot exact placement of what + where. Gman said something about a knuckle here and wrist there.)

When uke is on ground, important to quickly pin head with knee as Dixon seemed to get away easily.