Richmond Deep Run Park 9/23/2006

This Saturday lesson is lead by Daryl and I'll be assisting whenever I can. Shane was there and a new girl with experience in other arts whose name is Taya or something. We covered basic principles of uke nagashi and ukemi.

1. 
   Uke: Tsuki to face.
   Tori: Shizen no kamae. Drop back into ichimonji no kamae and allow the hand to move from the hip straight up to the kyusho on the uke's arm. The point being this was a simple receive.
   


2. 
   Uke: Tsuki to face.
   Tori: Shizen no kamae. Move straight into the uke using your forearm to deflect the attack upward. The point of this was to show a different kind of "uke nagashi" where you're not receiving away but receiving forward. Sort of the opposite of the previous one.
   


3. 
   Uke: Tsuki to face.
   Tori: Shizen no kamae. Receive to the inside of the attack at a long distance. Catch the wrist lightly with the front hand and shift to the outside rotating the wrist upwards and disrupting the uke's balance. The point here is to stay out of reach of the uke while taking the balance using a single point of contact.
   


4. 
   Uke: Tsuki to face.
   Tori: Shizen no kamae. Move to the outside of the punch catching the wrist with the rear hand. Move in applying takeori and optionally sweeping the leg. The takeori could be moved into omote gyaku. This is sort of the opposite of the previous one.
   

I think that was pretty much it. With all of these it was important to maintain your space and ensure that your movements are having an effect on the uke. After that we covered basic ukemi and otoshi.

Gambatte!