I made the Saturday class today, lead by Mori Sensei. She asked me to lead warm up, then we bowed in and began directly with partner kihon. Initially the defender just worked on mah (distancing), then later added kihon uke and gyaku zuki. Next was some basic ippon kumite. We then practiced specifically with a forward 90 to the outside with an empi uchi (elbow strike), and also a back 90 to the outside with an elbow locking/breaking technique. For the last of this set, we use a ‘go no sen’ throwing technique, best used against an opponent that make long penatrating oi zuki. The defender lunges forward with the outside leg into the attack, brushing the tsuki to the inside with their own outside hand as the their inside shoulder drives forward through the opponet, putting them off balance. If necessary, the hind leg then sweeps the opponents forward leg and/or the defenders outside hand may be used to grab the opponents hair or back to add leverage.
For the final segment of class, we practiced close-range combat for situations where someone is holding on to you and/or you are in confined spaces. It was all about the elbows and knees and such.
After class I demonstrated Junro Shodan to Mori Sensei and Sean. I need to practice it much more, of course, and she mentioned my chudan oi zuki was really more gedan (In considering this, I suspect I was simply thinking too much about pattern, not enough about good technique).