...Because of this, much was expected of Higashi Sensei and Watanabe Sensei (Nihon University judo club member captain, graduated in 1960 and went to America in 1961 as a judo and aikido instructor). I had heard Tomiki Shihan and Oba Shihan mention Higashi Sensei’s name previously and I imagined a much bigger and strict person. However, when I met him I was surprised because he actually wasn’t much different in height to me and appeared to be very amiable. In time I dreamt of trying to teach overseas and felt very reassured because of him.

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Hi, so I did some Tomiki around a bit over 10 years ago in university, got a shodan and did quite OK for a while especially in randori. I’ve had to quit due to job obligations changing the country I had to live in, and not having any dojos to train at. It’s been about a year now since I’ve started judo, and it feels really comforting to know that despite the increase in physicality and foreign maai, a lot of the principles are the same. Newaza feels like a mystery though, and would need some time to get the hang of…

There are a few different points in randori that feels interesting to me. In Tomiki/Shodokan, I made it a point not to try not to have a wide stance if not necessary, because early on I was punished with ushiro-ate/shomen-ate down the middle over and over. Now, in judo, I find having a narrow stance meant getting foot swept to hell and back. Any of you guys on here that do both want to share? I think it would be very interesting to do something like a mixed Tomiki toshu/judo rules randori to see how it would play out in the big picture. Anyone had any experience with that, or have any YouTube links?

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