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Jujutsu Waza or Randori?

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I’ve been taking jujutsu for 4 months now. We are taught plenty of waza but the little things almost seem as though they are passed over,(Blocks, katas,kicks, and strikes) it almost seems as though it’s a womens self defense class (because of all the waza).

I want to advance to another level as i have some training (military vet) and I am able to hold my own during randori. should I be concerned with learning more waza vs the subtleties of the art, and even though I am not corrected very often during a technique should I be worried about advancing to another belt(yellow) or am i just being arrogant of my abilites?

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