Switching into high gear

Last night's class felt a little different for some reason. It's a funny thing that when training with the same group of people, a certain atmosphere can develop among everyone in the dojo. In last night's class, there seemed to be an unspoken agreement that everyone was going to train fast and hard, and with no prompting from Stumpy, we did. So much so that just 15-20 minutes into the class, everyone was getting winded, but no one slowed down. To take advantage of this, I tried to do the techniques without too much pausing, instead working on moving through the techniques fluidly yet still maintaining control of the uke. I didn't want to rush through the techniques, but instead move quickly enough that the uke never had time to recover their balance. I had limited success, but it still felt good to alter the focus a little.