Grab my shoulder, I dare you.

We practiced katamochi (shoulder grab) today. The techniques were katamochi ikkajo osae I, suwariwaza katamochi nikajo osae II, ushiro ryote katamochi sankajo osae I, and finally katamochi yonkajo osae I, respectively 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th control techniques. We had a good class size, six. Enough to keep it fresh, but not so many that the dojo felt crowded.

I still have trouble feeling whether or not I have yonkajo (4th control) effectively applied or not, but my uke was moving how I wanted him to, so it must have been somewhat effective. I'm also starting to really enjoy sankajo (3rd control). Once you lock the uke's wrist, you get so much control over him, it's great.

Oh yeah, and I passed the 9th kyu test on Saturday.