Judo adventures 4.19

[yuuago]

Attending: Me, M1, TJ, C, Ma & Jo & Ge, G, Ed, Si, and two kids that I didn't recognize. TN-sensei and Ry-sensei instructing.

We worked on ouchi-gari today. He emphasized a few things:
- Foot placement - first step is right foot toward the centre, making a kind of triangle with the other person's foot. The second step is back, planted, kind of sideways.
- Motion - you make kind of a circular movement with your foot, "drawing a circle with your toe" as you go in
- Uchikomi - rather than bringing up, you bring the sleeve and lapel down, especially on the right.

I partnered with G for this. Mostly I was trying to help her get it. We asked TN-sensei for some help, and he was able to get her to do some adjustments that made it more effective.

We also worked on changing ouchigari to uchimata. In that case, you aim your foot higher, and hop to push back - then turn and follow through with the uchimata.

Not much more to report for this class. Looking forward to the next one. I'm going to have to skip the one on Saturday, as I'll be away. Ah, well.