Two more practices, though I didn't feel very competent for any of them, and indeed a little half-assed. Especially in keiko, where I just felt tired and sweaty and out of breath and not really working for my keep.

Saturday was lots of kata practice, and then an energetic warmup including the new favorite Monkey-in-the-Middle practice, albeit only against men-uchi. That and do-kirikaeshi, which was a little challenging, I must admit. Even worse: men-do-kirikaeshi. In keiko itself I keep on letting go of the shinai, or not lifting enough.

Today was sweaty sweaty, including one-on-one uchikomi-geiko with Sensei, but too many beginners so I couldn't really refine my techniques: men, kote-men, kote-do, men-taiatari-men, men-taiatari-kote, men-taiatari-do, men. After that though I did not really have much in terms of keiko, and I need to strike smaller with better kikentai, or so says almost-Godan Sensei. When I lift up big, it's because I'm thinking and fearful. I need to move beyond that somehow.