Prior to class, I went through Ju Te and Jion a few times each.
It was a small class tonight, only six students including myself. After a quick stretch, we focused on sparring technique for the night. We started with some technique combination kihon such as shuffle – mai te – gyaku zuki and mai te – gyaku zuki – mai geri, plus a couple others. The class then moved on into partner work, including light ju kumite at half to three quarter speed and short mah technique. However, I opted to sit out on the partner work as my fingers are still tender and my ribs are still painfull from the Saturday WCoS event. In the event there are any minor complications, I’d rather they healed properly. Observing in its self can be a good experience, so I carefully watched my classmates and Chuck (tonights head instructor), watching how they moved and what patterns they relied on.