Miss class and miss the glory

Such small classes but mucho fun / challenge in class this weekend.

Stick kata
Working defense with stick is pretty cool. I like the armbar and takedown with a stick...kinda works like a lever from the hip. Long umbrellas are looking awfully attractive to carry these days.

Noting that footwork is like taisabaki kata.

General notes

When doing techniques, don't rise up on tippy toes. Or enter with body rising. So far this has been consistent.

switches
1. attack: forward straight punch
defend: kotogaeshi = > (switch to) shihonage

Say you try to put kotogaeshi lock but you lose control. Then attack uke df elbow with inside arm. creates off bl. switch hand grip w/ outside hand. pivot hips + duck head. elbows tucked in chest + head looking straight ahead. bend knees and position body to uke's rear corner crossing his ctr line. better to take down to that angle to uke's off bl than straight back to uke rear.

OK. I don't have time to write all the switch ups:
I believe we covered:
shihonage to kotogaeshi 10
sankyu to kotogaeshi
sankyu to ikkyu
shihonage w/ osotogari


Throws, throws, throws
1. harai goshi
important to block + sweep below knee. otherwise if you block + sweep above knee i think (not sure) sensei said it was ashi guruma?

* did this throw on round house attack

2. uchi mata
* throw has 3 variations apparently. can sweep either leg from the inner thigh. or try right up the center @ groin.