I noticed at long last a small hole in my kote, on the left one, near the thumb, but not where I would have expected. It's nothing to get worried about just yet, though.

It being godogeiko and all meant that there were lots of sensei around, though I didn't stay for the godogeiko proper. I felt all right today, but owing to the non-end of actual practice, I didn't get much feedback from the four sensei I practiced with today, which makes me how much I miss it--how much I still rely on this advice rather than my own opinions of how things went, and need their guidance as to what to do next. But this is only natural at my stage of htings, though I must confess that I do tailor my practice what I do based upon the sensei I'm up against. So this might mean lots of men-uchi, more pressure, trickier waza with mixing it up, and so on.

My kote is apparently wider open than a barn door, and the sensei are not shy about tagging it, despite my belated counter-men.