Shima 08/28/2007

Four training days in a row, I'm on a roll. Class actually started on time so I was late. I'm not sure what Doug was doing when I arrived but when I jumped in here's what happened.

1. Uke: Ichimonji no kamae tsuki to face.
   Tori: Move into ichimonji no kamae as if you were receiving from the inside but receive to the outside. In other words receive to the outside as usual except use the sayu (left/right; symmetry) of the kamae. Shift forward to strike the face. Sometimes we would move straight into a tsuki from the outside. You can also receive so that the uke's arm is caught in an armbar. Expanding on this receive with ichimonji no kamae and shift for a tsuki to uke's head and follow up with another tsuki to the butsumetsu as you move through.
   


2. Uke: Ichimonji no kamae tsuki to face.
   Tori: Receive to the inside with jumonji no kamae. With your rear hand apply ura gyaku. Use atemi where applicable.
   


3. Uke: Ichimonji no kamae tsuki to face.
   Tori: Receive to the inside with jumonji no kamae. With your rear hand apply ura gyaku. Pass the gyaku to your other hand while switching kamae. Use taiken with your hip to take the uke down.
   


4. Uke: Ichimonji no kamae tsuki to face.
   Tori: Receive to the inside with ichimonji no kamae as usual. With the rear foot apply sokuyaku geri to the inside of uke's front knee as you switch kamae then sokugyaku geri uke's rear leg. Use atemi where applicable.
   


5. Uke: Ichimonji no kamae zenpo geri to suigetsu.
   Tori: From shizen no kamae move to ichimonji no kamae to the outside of the attack receiving the attack with keri kaeshi then applying sokugyaku geri to the groin.
   


6. Uke: Ichimonji no kamae zenpo geri to suigetsu.
   Tori: From shizen no kamae rotate in place to the outside letting the attack slip past you and extend your front leg back to receive the uke's attack. From there sokuyaku geri to the groin.
   


7. Uke: Katamune dori, zenpo geri, tsuki.
   Tori: Receive the katamune dori with ichimonji no kamae, shift and gedan uke the geri, shift and jodan uke the tsuki. Remove the dori by applying ura gyaku. Shift in and strike the uke's chin with happken or shakoken. I don't know if the timing of the gyaku was with the jodan uke or with the happaken/shakoken. Taiken with your hip while pulling the uke's arm across your body throwing the uke.
   


8. Uke: Katamune dori, zenpo geri, tsuki.
   Tori: Receive the katamune dori with ichimonji no kamae, shift and gedan uke the geri, shift and jodan uke the tsuki. Remove the dori by applying ura gyaku while you shift towards the uke and juji geri uke's rear leg. Strike the uke's suigetsu as you place your foot back down after the juji geri then rotate away from the uke while you drop to your rear knee bringing the uke down. Maintain ura gyaku throughout.
   

After class Doug gave his first Bujinkan shodan test. I, among others, assisted in being uke (and tori for some things) for Calvin while Doug gave instructions on what he wanted Calvin to perform. Something Doug did that I found interesting was had Calvin be uke for the kihon happo to see how well he received the techniques. Calvin did well and was awarded the rank of shodan. Congratulations Calvin. Gambatte kudasai!