Kill Nage; Don't Die!
Being uke for randori is actually a tough and dangerous job. During randori , multiple attackers are converging towards the nage simultaneously. Ukes are flying all over the place. Everybody is going for openings that are emerging and vanishing in a flash. Nage is free to use ukes as human shields or throw them into each other. Clashes occur. Bad falls happen. If an uke does not move out and/or get up fast enough, he may get stampeded. Everything is so fluid. It is going so fast. Ukes cannot count on the mercy of the Nage for survival. They can only rely on themselves to take care of themselves. In the last post, we reviewed nage issues that I observed at the randori class taught by Penny Bernath Sensei at Summer Camp. This time, we will look at issues on Uke 's side. Being too passive Randori is ...
