Moving up the ladder

I trained with the beginner class today with The General teaching. There were 4 beginners, Jason (5th kyu) and then me. We did some kihon dosa, zenpo kaiten ukemi (forward rolls), shikko ho (walking on your knees), and three different techniques. It all amounted to a little bit of a workout.

The three techniques were katatemochi sokumen iriminage I, shomen uchi ikkajo osae I, and katatemochi nikajo osae II. A comment The General made was in the first movement of iriminage, don't pull your arm away from uke and pull their hand, but instead, lock the uke's elbow into their body by moving your arm with the pull and into the uke's hand. This takes away the uke's ability to resist when you raise your arms for the next movement.