After wasting 20 minutes or so driving around trying to find the spot and getting all sorts of mis-direction we finally arrived. Class had already begun and I'm assuming some ukemi took place. What was covered was two techniques from the last seminar with Kacem: sei on and I think sui sha. There was another technique in between those but I don't remember it being shown at the seminar. This was really great because we got to work on the fine points of the techinques.
Uke comes in and grabs kumiuchi. As uke is coming in drop into ichimonji on the inside of the attack while applying a boshiken to the side of the neck and pulling the uke's sleeve towards you. The timing is important. You must be moving into kamae before they touch you. Pulling the sleeve is important with the boshiken in the neck. Uke's balance most be loaded onto the front foot. Their torso should be curved away from you like they're sticking their ribs out for you. You must maintain ichinen with your whole body: legs, hips, and shoulders. Do hicho and kick downward at an angle to the side of the knee right above that knot on the tibia bone on the outside of the leg. It's like applying a shuto with your foot to the knee joint. Uke goes down and you follow as needed.
I don't remember this second technique from the seminar. It's the same as the sei on except that either your kick doesn't work or you just opt not to do it. Step forward all the way behind the uke. Place your foot past the uke's rear foot. Go down onto that knee like you're doing gedan ichimonji. The foot you extended should hook around the uke's foot. As you kneel down you're throwing the uke over your hip and they should land flat on their back. It's important to have the first part down otherwise the second part will be crap.
Uke's throws two punches and one kick alternating sides. Uke nagashi to the inside of each punch. When the kick comes hold onto the last punch grabbing the sleeve or forearm. Apply a gedan uke nagashi to the kick. Your distance should be medium length and your angle should be that your kamae is pointed towards the uke's spine straight on. Your kamae should be perpendicular to the uke's kamae. This requires sliding your foot over some from it's position after that last uke nagashi. It's kinda like going from a right ichimonji to a left. Strike down onto the uke's shoulder with happo ken and grab with your free hand. At the same time pull the uke's arm, using the shoulder attack and the hold you already have, to your hip as you slide your rear foot to your front foot. You should have the uke's weight onto their rear leg (the one the didn't kick) and you should be able to do hicho. As if doing hicho take your front foot and hook it around the uke's front foot; the one with no weight on it. This move is like the previous technique. Now kick up and out as if kicking someone's chin and at the same time rotate the arm/shoulder upwards like a bo. Once the uke is falling extend your leg to crush the groin. Sui sha means water wheel.
I had an excellent time. Gambatte!
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