Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Arriving late to practice meant that I had to squeeze in some kirikaeshi with a beginner before launching into a couple of quick jigeiko bouts. One with a sempai who counseled me to launch more with the left foot rather than hitting with my hands: I need to be more aggressive against sempai rather than waiting for them to attack. And then with a kohai who attacks too big in keiko but then strikes to small in kirikaeshi. I'm sure I do the same, and I gave in again, in the desire for a brief but strenuous practice, to waiting for his attack before striking straight and small, rather than using big but well-timed attacks. But it's a nice pair of contrasts in terms of how my style and performance changes based upon my partner.

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