5. kyu
Learning objectives
- The body is relaxed during the techniques
- Use of tegatana (side of the hand), shomen and yokomen uchi strikes and reception of them
- Ikkyo-undo (special attention is paid to the use of knees and hips, stretching the arms front and back)
- Shikko forward and backward
- Performing the techniques without repeated re-starts, a preliminary understanding of distance
Techniques
| Technique | Description |
|---|---|
| Ikkyo | tachiwaza shomen uchi katatedori |
| Shihonage | tachiwaza katatedori |
| Iriminage | tachiwaza shomen uchi |
| Kokyuho | suwariwaza ryotedori |
Katatedori = gyaku hanmi
Additional exercises
- Moving with shikko (mae, ushiro, tenkan type of exercises)
- Shomen and yokomen uchi strikes
- Different exercises for moving and encountering the uke
- Mae-ukemi over an obstacle
- Break fall / high fall ukemi staying in the tatami
- Nikyo wrist lock