Wednesday, December 20, 2006

1)
- Uke grabs right lapel and punches left
- Tori evades yoko aruki, also cross arms (crossed ichimonji)
- right hand is back to back with Uke's grabbing right hand
- Should be centered on uke (a) gives more distance (left punch cannot reach) (b) makes space for next move
- Tori reach/slide over hand, encircling neck/head
- Step behind uke
- takedown

2 )
- Uke grabs right lapel and punches left
- Tori evades yoko aruki, also cross arms (crossed ichimonji)
- right hand is back to back with Uke's grabbing right hand
- Should be centered on uke (a) gives more distance (left punch cannot reach) (b) makes space for next move
- Tory left hand boshi to hip/protecting controlling Uke grabbing arm
- Tori twist clockwise/controlling grabbing wrist
- Rocknroll twist n under (b) above is important so that Tori is behind Uke

3)
- Uke grabs both arms
- Tori keeps his cotton-pickin hands to hisself (spit)
- Tori Ichimonj back, slightly right (gently so that Uke does not take balancing step), metsubushi
- Tori hands snake over Uke hands/forearm, shift forward into headbutt
- Tori steaps in both arms, reaches for "empty space" under armpits, moves Uke arms outwards
- Tori shift to right side (intermediate ichimonji), ganseki nage

4)
- Uke grabs both arms
- Tori keeps his cotton-pickin hands to hisself (spit)
- Tori Ichimonj back with left foot, straight-ish (gently so that Uke does not take balancing step), metsubushi
- Tori reaches for "empty space" above behind Uke right shoulder (no pressure)
- Onikudaki

5) Omote Gyaku
- No pressure, keep hands open, do not commit until very very late
- To avoid committing, open hands are ready for shuto/boshiken with either hand at any time
- back straight

6) Ura Gyakku

- No pressure, keep hands open, do not commit until very very late
- To avoid committing, open hands are ready for shuto/boshiken with either hand at any time
- back straight

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

1)
- Uke staight punch (put something into it and or tori draw)
- Tori ichimonji outside, (almost) straight back, turn, leading hand contacts
- Leading hand pushes down, rear hand to uke bicep
- Twist/Sanshin elbow to upper arm/chest
- Shuto to neck
- Step behind takedown

2)
- Uke staight punch (put something into it and or tori draw)
- Tori ichimonji inside tside, (almost) straight back, hand directed to leading hip = good line
- Dive under arm with straight back, keep eye contact
- Step behind takedown

3)

4)
- Hostage from behind with knife to neck
- approach (non-threatening)
either
hostage in "headlock"
or
"reach over knife arm, grab hostge shoulder"