Saturday, August 26, 2006

Katatori ikkyo irimi

Breakdown for teaching (A):
  • Shake hands, then take partner's hand from above
  • Make a big circle forward toward your partner's face
  • As you take a big step forward
  • Keep going forward until partner is lying on the ground
Breakdown for teaching (B):
  • Stand in ai-hanmi
  • Ukemi goes for nage's front shoulder
  • Sweep hand down (harau)
  • Step or skip back (sagaru)
  • Bring front foot back (hikitsuke)
  • Arm up high
  • Front foot steps forward
  • As free hand to ukemi's upper arm just above the elbow
  • Bring rear foot forward (hikitsuke)
  • Cut hips so ukemi shoulder is lower than their hand
  • Skip forward
  • Ukemi's hand is slightly higher than shoulder (greater 90 degrees from side)
  • "Send ki" through ukemi's fingers toward back of head
  • Last part of nage to leave ukemi is little finger of hand on ukemi's upper arm

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