Monday Ashihara
Quick warmup and kihon to start. The kihon strikes are done with much more body movement than I’m used to, lots of shoulder, and include downward and backward elbows. Blocks quite circular, using some footwork. So this is all good for me, helping retrain the static habits.
Then evolving partner work based on kicks. This was really good. Light leg and body conditioning with shin kicks. Some blocking but also avoiding and moving round behind, sabaki, taking out the base and takedowns. Lots of work with voids and shearing. And hyperflexion of the head/jaw. I really really enjoyed this. Slowly slowly starting to piece together the puzzle bits. Great class.
Sounds good.
Yep! Learning is energising.