Dojo drilling

This Saturday in the Dojo was a day for drills, both long and short.  I'm still feeling the effects of the chest infection, but this seems to hit most during the warm up, but didn't stop me doing most of the lesson.  Still, maybe a trip back to the doctors beckons 😩 
The warm up - including rolls breakfalls and shrimping, along with the usual stretches, was followed by Naihanchi Shodan.   This was followed up with a series of short drills with different partners, including:

Back breakfall, kicks onto pads
Elbow - Drag through - Take down
Alternate grasping on inside
Alternate grasping on inside, with knees and kicks

Video from the Grasping and legwork drill

This was followed by a Patrick McCarthy inspired drill. all done with the same partner, but built up in stages:

Attackers:Right hook
Defender: left hand uke, strike open palm to temple
Pull head into shoulder
Bump head with bicep bump using nukite (knife hand strike)
Slap back of head and bring toward elbow
Forearm strike.
Roll forearm over face to expose eye socket
Use rear forearm as lever
Headbutt and push away to finish

Then it was on to a Naihanchi based drill we have practiced before, with a slight variation of a looping hook following on from the hammer fist.  As usual with the long drills, it was built up in parts, practiced with different partners.  We also practiced the #1 elements as a solo form, before working through the whole drill.

The full drill, plus the solo form are detailed below for future reference, along with a video of the solo form for comparison at a later date.  As ever, a good workout and overall enjoyable session ☺☺☺

#1   LH jab                 #2 RH parry, head to right
#1  RH cross                 #2 LH parry, head to left
#1   LH hook                 #2 Step in, two handed upper arm block and spread (Nidan)
#1  RH hammer fist         #2 Step back, cross arm block
#1  LH looping hook      #2 Step in, two handed upper arm block, inc LH shuto to neck
#1  RH hook                 #2 Step back to cat stance, LH block
#1  LH backfist         #2 RH receive   
#1  Forearm  strike         #2 Naihanchi block, LH palm up RH palm down
#1  LH uppercut to ribs #2 RH Gedan Uke
#1 RH uppercut to ribs #2 LH Gedan Uke
#1 LH haito to kneck
#1 RH haito to kneck
#1 grasp behind kneck, using thumbs as 5th finger (gable lock)
#1 pull head down left, switch leg back
#1 left knee strike
#1 switch legs, move head right, right knee strike    #2 Head up, break out, link hands
#1 head butt

Solo form of drill

#1   LH jab

#1  RH cross

#1   LH hook

#1  RH hammer fist

#1  LH hook

#1  RH hook

#1  LH backfist

#1  Forearm  strike

#1  LH uppercut (to ribs)

#1 RH uppercut (to ribs)

#1 LH haito (to kneck)

#1 RH haito (to kneck)

#1 grasp (behind kneck), using thumbs as 5th finger (gable lock)

#1 pull (head) down left  switch leg back

#1 left knee strike

#1 switch legs, move (head) right right knee strike

#1 Release, regrab, head butt