We practiced - moving back and giving way with to shoulder, to apply a form of uke (but receiving with the side of leg that is moving back) that Hatsumi Sensei often taught in the early to mid 1980s.

We used this method against a single punch to overextend and unbalance to strike at Uko (on the opposite side) with Omote Shuto and against double punches to disturb the opponent's equilibrium and thus throw them.

Attacking yes with Goshitan-ken (five finger strike)

Against one hand grip on throat and punch whilst back against the wall

Double grip from behind - move shoulder blades and shift hips to the sides. Then step behind the opponent’s leg to throw backwards.

Double grip from behind - move shoulder blades and shift hips to the sides. Then sit down on opponent’s leg to lock the knee out and collapse opponent’s down.

We then practiced techniques taught by Hatsumi Sensei in 1986:

Against a right punch - rotate anti-clockwise to the outside then rotate clockwise to kneel on the back of the opponent’s knee.

Against a right punch - rotate anti-clockwise to the outside then rotate clockwise to kneel on the back of the opponent’s knee. sit down on opponent’s leg to lock the knee out and collapse opponent’s down.

With hanbo in Munen Muso no Kamae- against a right punch, step to the outside and insert hanbo between to opponent’s and rotate hanbo to press down on opponent’s right leg and lock the leg out to take opponent down.

With hanbo in Munen Muso no Kamae- against a right punch, step to the outside and

flick hanbo up with back of right foot to strike opponent’s face / head. Then taking Tsuki-iri.

Good work from everyone who attended, thank you and well done.