I'm back up to being able to do three rounds of randori (with breaks in between). I want to get to the point at which I can use less energy, but to get to that point, I need to get in a lot of reps (with live opposition), and that requires a lot of energy!
I'm also working on uchimata again, mostly because I asked what could be done if you circle an opponent around you, and they end up holding their hips away. I wrote it uchimata as something that's not going to go well unless I'm tall, but
Maruyama has thrown plenty of people taller than him. I mean, it is still going to be way easier for taller people, but it shouldn't be impossible for me. The sensei pointed out that I actually do not rotate the opponent's shoulders at all. I tend just duck and try to lever with my leg. Once I started doing that, I made progress. And I made my side sore.
At some point, I landed on my knee finishing a seoinage. Even on a mat, it hurt. I think it's actually better to intentionally drop going into it because then
it's more of a slide-in than to drop after intending to stay standing.
I'm just going to try staying standing. I need to do this with my sode, too.