I totally forgot my formal/restrictive attire today. Thank goodness, one of the students - Glenn had donated his work clothes here. So donning on the shirt, our training begun.
Menu of the day:
- Is it necessary to react?
The usual Uke ( 受け ) and Shite ( 仕手 ) arrangement. Where the Shite would stand in the middle and all the Uke would take turn placing his or her hand on the Shite's shoulder - it could be done roughly or softly. The Shite would then have to determine the appropriate reaction towards the touch. Eg, if the Uke was pushing the Shite roughly, the Shite would have to respond with a technique to stop it; and if the Uke places his or her hands gently on the Shite's shoulder, the Shite would have to respond by placing his or her hand on the Uke's shoulder as well.
The whole exercise is actually meant to sharpen one's mind to not be open to responding to every single thing aggressively. And only to use the appropriate respond to a certain situation.
-Punch the pillow
A punching exercise with a twist, where the participant had to punch the pillow by not pulling his or her hands backwards. It's a difficult feat and we have yet to discover the secret to this technique
-Iriminage ( 入身投げ )
The final practice we had today was to perform the iriminage. The moment the Uke places his or her hand on the Shite's shoulder, the Shite had to react based on the threat level of the touch and execute the technique. The height difference really does make it difficult, but it is NOT an excuse! We must learn to adapt to every situation.
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