Judo adventures 3.36

[yuuago]

Attending: Me, TJ, C, Ma & Jo, E. Ry-sensei and J-sensei instructing.

Started with kesa-gatame variation. INstead of under head, your right arm goes under their right arm. You grip deep at armpit with left, so elbow is under/past your arm. Then compress.

We did transitions to on knees, wide, hands clasped. Then transition back to fancy kesa-gatame. Did some escapes - shrimping out to get your elbow low enough, then getting out. Use short movements.

Did grip drills. I'm unhappy with my grips. The gi just slides out of my hands. Need to work on strength.

Practised turn ins. Also worked specifically on circular de ashi barai, like Saturday.

And then practiced more turn ins - just attempting, not proper randori. Did session with Ry-sensei and had trouble because I couldn't grip the gi. WTF is wrong with me?

Competitions coming up. Newsletter mentioned that if you want to learn kata, talk to the sensei. I am interested, but I don't think I can fit it into my schedule unless we do it in a regular class.