However, I'm typing this without a problem. It always seems to be that way though. During the evening I'm positive the wrist locks we are preforming are absolutely spraining or breaking my wrist, but I wake up with only minimal discomfort.
Teacher took a new tack on the start up. We did a traditional kicking series and I was partnered with new guy, LG. Front kick, forward stance, back-fist, step behind into side kick. Nice but you have to have a partner that remembered to back up so when you chambered for the side kick you'd be pressed up against them.
At first I was working with Nilon - who was apparently asleep on his feet. After a couple of runs up and down the length of the room he couldn't even manage to concentrate long enough to make an impact on the pads and definitely wasn't keeping up pace with my kicks. He finally bowed out and took off.
I was making polite conversation after he left - essentially that Nilon was tired because he worked construction all day. Teachers response - "If he's that tired how's he going to defend himself?" Basically, I think he disrespected the Teacher by showing and doing a half-ass job. I guess he should have stayed home and took care of himself. Shrug.
So off to wrist locks and throws. I got partnered with LG and it was back to the basics of the grab, hand position, the lock and then the throw. I've completely forgotten all the things that can be addressed in teaching the kotegashi. After awhile I was getting frustrated and Teacher came to the rescue. He has a very good sense of what to focus on and what to let go for later. I kept thinking of all the things he has told me in the past over and over until the sunk in. Poor guy; at least he has some new folks that show earlier promise.
That's where the crack and creak came in. Something I never really appreciated before as it relates to the fold wrist lock. To take someone down in the kotegashi the way we do it (ignoring all other body mechanics and foot work) is to fold wrist up as if you are waving someone over to you and then twisting that exterior. When the person is down we have a variety of locks to utilize, but one that has escaped me is just the folding lock. I never seen to cause anyone anxiety in that position and knew that it wasn't correct. I was missing that the arm has to come up to allow a greater circle to be created, thus putting more umph into the wrist lock. I had been basically stopping to soon in two or three axis.
So LG learned quick from my realization and took me to task. I'm glad that my audible body noises and arched back made him back off!
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I'd like to see a demonstration of your wrist locks. I like the way you're describing them. I can visualize it this way.
I may have to get my one friend at work to read this and see if we can re-create it tomorrow. He and I spar and work on practice throws (not actually THROWING each other though...). It'll be good to practice that (plus think of how good it will be for releasing stress tomorrow!).
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