So I missed two entries last week because Lostin was in town and it just slipped my mind. But so has what I learned last week, other than the return and celebration or our new nanadan sensei and some more sweaty business without cntact lenses and escalating difficulty and too-small waza.. The feedback then was that I should have not much problem with the upcoming shinsa, and people have been asking me whether I'm taking nidan.

Tongiht was plenty of kata, and sanbonme continues to bedevil me, especially as uchidachi. We'll see. Keiko was with three sensei and the advice was the same--go through more, keep the shiai-wza out of shinsa, relax, and continue to observe before striking...