2nd Kyu

Took the 2nd kyu test today. Went reasonably well, though I flubbed shomen uchi sankyo ura slightly (not aggressive enough in getting uke’s shoulder to the mat with the turn ), wasn’t doing enough formal pins, actually left out one of the seven ken suburi (#5), and rather ungracefully performed ushiro ryote dori shiho nage (I think it would have worked better had I kept palms up, but that’s for future exploration). Also, in the improvisational part, I had planned to do the ryote dori where you drop and toss uke over your shoulder into a forward roll. For some reason it never happened.

On the bright side, they tired me out pretty well and I didn’t lose focus, posture, or any of that zanshin goodness.

Uke was way better than I deserve, for which I am grateful.