Judo adventures - Summer session 16

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Attending: Me, M2, L, Co & his son Ma. D instructing.

Next class will be the final class of summer session. After that, a break of one or two weeks.

I partnered with M2 for uchikomi. And then we worked on tai-otoshi for a bit. I then switched to working with D, so was able to get a lot of detailed instruction.

Some notes: You need a slightly low grip and to tuck your elbow in when turning in; similar to the positioning for morote-seoinage. It is not a hip throw, so your hips should not engage in the turn in. It's more of a trip, with your leg blocking your opponent below the knee.

At the end of lesson, we did some modified sumo. That was fun!

Oh, and also D said that my form that day was the best out of the class. And sure, it was a small class, but it still felt good to hear that.