judo classes 107 and 108 - tournament 2
monday, friday - elliptical
wednesday - 30 min wii fit
tuesday - deashi barai, randori - osoto to o uchi worked nicely
thursday - seo nagi, ogoshi as a counter, easy exercise: 110 pushups, 100 situps. naiwaza
saturday - denver buddhist temple novice tournament. 4 women signed up. We range in weight from 100 to 215 lbs. We also get a brown belt to fight, but she drops out before the rankings.
1. tiny blind girl - she moves in for a slow forward throw, I move in for a slow tani o tochi, I win
2. the featherweight - couldn’t get her to hold still long enough to get anything. she dropped me on the corner of my head, then stacked up my legs and got a great throw
3. the heavyweight - couple of things looked promising, but didn’t go off. did a counter so badly that she got the yuko. she got another nice yuko later, and won on points - 3 minute round.
4. the brownbelt - threw enough to move us to the mat, then when I thought I was not in a holddown and was clearly wrong, I tried to wait out not being able to breathe. I had to give up before they either called the holddown or whatever was going on.
Somehow, this = 3rd place. 3rd out of 4 is an improvement over 2nd out of 2.
Things that went better: I actually tried to attack. I remembered most of where to walk and when to bow.
I definitely did not have my game day mojo. Except maaaaybe in that first round. I really do take blind people more seriously, because I know they are taking the game more seriously. Things I can actively work on: breathing, trusting my throws, having a sane grip when I’m out there. I don’t tighten my forearms in randori the crazy way I do in tournaments.
No barfing. Had a bagel for breakfast and it sat ok. If I could eat a little more, that would be good.
