Judo tonight was less intense, surprisingly. A lot of drilling seoinage and osotogari, which don't use up a lot of energy for me.
There was only time for three rounds of randori at the end. I usually like to get in three rounds, but with breaks in between. So, I went one round, then I did a light round with someone that was just getting back into judo. I feel like I should have done the three consecutive rounds since it's my only chance all week to build my anaerobic stamina, but then again, my left hip was sore, so maybe that's OK.
I had a lot of trouble moving larger opponents last time. Today, I tried stepping outside of their left with my right foot, then rotating them clockwise. It worked. I couldn't capitalize on it (the only throw I landed with a counter o-goshi), but the larger partner I tried it on was moving and off-balance. Pretty encouraging!
A weird occurrence: At one point, there were five dudes in the changing room, and some "locker room talk" happened. And by "locker room talk," I mean complaining about the nonsensicalness of software engineering interviews. I did not expect to hear about Leetcode in the judo club.
When I hear people talking about going rock climbing, I assume they're software engineers. Maybe there is also overrepresentation in grappling?