Our dojo has class from 7:30 until 8:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our habit is for the "higher" ranks (5th kyu and up) to help the white belts (no rank through 6th kyu) during the first half of class. The upper ranks train together during the second half of class, as do the lower ranks. Sensei will either demonstrate a technique for us to work, or call an attack and have us work as many different techniques as we can with that one attack. Our chief instructor taught on Tuesday, and our "regular" instructor, Thursday. Tuesday we worked on katatetori (gyaku-hanmi). Thursday we worked variations of iriminage, which also happens to be on my March test.
No rank through 4th kyu has the option of staying after class on Tuesdays to work on test techniques; upper ranks work on Thursdays. Since I was (almost) senior student on Thursday, I was able to stay after class on both days to work on my upcoming test techniques. I was especially appreciative to be able to work on my hanmi-handachi kaitenage, both soto and uchi, omote and ura. I have not yet worked on the ai-hanmi versions of the same techniques. I feel I have a lot of work to do between now and March.
I was able to make a "breakthrough" of sorts on my iriminage, though. I've finally figured out that if I really step behind uke, instead of moving to uke's side (duh), that I can get uke moving with incredibly little effort. It feels good to make such a simple change and have it work out so well. I only hope that I can repeat this the next time we work on that technique.
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