Thursday- Deena, beginners

All of the techniques began in gyakuhanmi katate dori. We did nikyo (omote and ura), junji nage, shiho nage, and a couple of others. I was, in some ways, the most senior person in the class (not in all). I now completely realize why it is that advanced students get hurt practicing with beginners. I was patient with them, though. I actually enjoyed it, because I had to figure out how to move with people who didn't want to move with me. The only frustration was this weird old guy who didn't want to take ukemi. I finally started forcing him a little and that worked. Lots of patience. It felt good.