So when class started I was nervously joking with Mark about the throws we take on one of the moves; telling him not to do it hard or I'll end up pooping my gi. We made a few jokes and class got started, but just like always, any jokes seem to come to fruition as content.
After warmup we laid out as many mats as we had and grabbed our partners. Although we didn't work on throws, my concerns about hard falls were somewhat justified because we worked on foot sweeps which still end up landing us on the floor hard.
The four sweeps:
1. Sliding the instep to outer side of the lead foot. If caught when the person is putting their weight on the lead foot they go boom. You need good timing.
2. Similar to the first but you bring your foot all the way through; almost a low crescent kick. This can turn a person all the way around if timed correctly.
3. Spinning sweep - Step forward (so right foot to left foot for example), turn and kneel, tripod stance, leg out and around.
The closest example I could find.
3a. Combine one and three. If the initial sweep doesn't work then go directly to three. It gets the back leg since you're so close.
4. Dodge a punch, follow with knee, drop knee leg behind their lead leg and do the "elvis" and that leg comes out they go down.
4b. Scissor take down. Dodge a punch. Round house kick to stomach, drop kicking leg to behind lead leg. Switch to tripod stance and do a heel kick so that they trip over leg.
I realize that these are terrible descriptions, but they are reminiscent of every old karate movie where someone gets their leg swept and they go down in a puddle.
After class was mostly dedicated to working on the application of Kyoku-Roku Dan. We are about half way through one side. So much to concentrate on, but nice to see a small amount of progress.
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