Yudansha Preparation Workshop (May 2013) - Randori

Clips from the May, 2013 Yudansha (black belt) Preparation Workshop series at the Aikido Chuseikan of Tampa Bay Dojo, focusing on open hand multiple attackers (randori / taninsugaki), and taught by Sensei Melissa Bell, Sensei Don Ellingsworth, and Sensei Guy Hagen.
The Workshop series is held at least twice annually to provide concrete instruction and advice, in advance of testing for shodan or nidan in the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba. Students train with other candidates, experience videotaped practice tests, and receive feedback regarding composure, spirit, and how to polish their presentation and performance for a more confident and successful black belt test. The Workshop Series, now in its fourth year, has helped more than two dozen candidates and was established to give students confidence for their test, to feel "test level" pressure in a safe feedback environment, to build cross-dojo "peer" friendships, and to receive instruction on technical execution and composure oriented toward testing expectations (versus seminar or dojo practice).
The Aikido Chuseikan school is affiliated with the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba and World Aikido Headquarters, and provides quality adult and family martial arts instruction in Tampa, Florida.
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[@cagedraptor]

I like this video. I focus on footwork and hip movement and a concept call Zoning to try to avoid, move among my uke moving them in a way that they work for me I only purposefully make contact when I need to zone them or move them into each other. they are shields for me and I make them work against themselves as much as possible. It also doesn't hurt that I am very comfortable on the ground as well.

[@PiedPiper97601]

good job making room for various approaches.