Rondori Month - Week 4

Anyone who has done a 5-attacker test at camp knows how long 45 seconds can be. So it's fitting that June is a 5 week month to focus on Rondori and multiple attackers. :)

This week we did various drills on test freestyles. How to pick directions, how and why to wait before moving. We also went over how to be uke. When to grab, when to strike and why. All tests are games. All games have rules and objectives. It's important to understand the goals of a test so they can be approached correctly and appropriately by both nage (the tested) and ukes (those who are the hands of the tester). In this way we can elicit the desired result, growth.

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