I've noticed that I've fallen into the "So..." habit here. This I will remedy forthwith. But seriously--today was perhaps standard in terms of energy--I go in tired--trying to nap on the subway, and tired behind the eyes. And having overhydrated, I needed to pee, but of course, after getting well into practice both the tiredness and the urge to urinate evaporated, and indeed I felt as if tonight I didn't really push myself far enough to really feel tired at the end. Then again, shiaigeiko tends to do that, and even kakarigeiko today was not strenuous in the right way.

Tsuki and do--I'm still mudansha, but it's time to start thinking about these. I've resolved to try and pull at least one do in each keiko. I am continuing to have the same problem with kohai--I'm not aggressive enough and wait too often. In particular, against one other male kohai I simply can't seem to score--maybe he lifts up too much, or maybe his timing is good, but I can't dominate adequately. I tend to do better against people who are higher ranked, as in that case it's easier for me to throw myself fully into the mathc, with nothing to lose.

In shiai I did well against someone much higher ranked of the dodgy, snappy Korean style. He tends to be very fast but have limited kiai and zanshin. I held him to hikiwake, with strong kiai, but limited waza. I should have used more taiatari. And kote.

Afterwards, the Korean duo advise that I am still far too tense, that I turn my right hand in too much, which further tenses my shoulder and makes my kote ultimately wide open. My persistent attacking, however, makes it difficult to score on me, but it's just a matter of timing and tempo for a more talented opponent.

Now I just need to learn how to breathe in mokuso.