I had a busy morning trying to get some paperwork done for hombu and running a short errand. I was able to get to Oguri-sensei's class a little early and sit down with an old friend named Don. Years ago, we met through a mutual friend and became interent buddies a little while after… That was back when the interent was hopping with cool conversation about good budo. So, we worked on lessons covering omote gyaku and attacking the opponents structual alignment. It was funny, in that when you actually felt that you had little control over your opponent, when you felt like your movement might set him free, that was the moment in which he would topple over in pain. In this class, Oguri sensei often rendered the front leg harmless using ashi dori