Kangeiko 2011- Day 9

Kangeiko 2011- Day 7

Kangeiko 2011- Day 6

Kangeiko 2011- Day 5

Kangeiko 2011- Day 4

Kangeiko 2011- Day 3

Kangeiko Day3

Kangeiko 2011- Day 2

Ikkajo


Suriashi
Shikkoho

Hiriki no Yosei-1 & 2 with partners


Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Kata Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Ushiro Eri Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2

Kangeiko 2011- Day 1

Shihonage

The biggest class of the year, 6 students with Mike Sensei, Kangeiko Day 1...!

Shumatsu Dosa

Ryote Mochi Shihonage-1
Katate Mochi Shihonage-2
Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi Shihonage
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1

It was really nice having 6 students on the mat for Kangeiko Day1.
Its always fun to do Aikido but it sure is different having many people on the mat.

What is "FUN" anyway? Ah, that is a big word...but I can name my fun or at least one of them.

When I am thrown hard, I really have to take it right and well, but when it happens...its really fun.
Its like a conversation without a word goes so well between the two people or something.........
I think its likely to happen when Shite has no fear of throwing people (for getting hurt).
Throwing hard is really an important factor of the training, yet not to hurt each other is also an important factor...
I am less fearful for getting hurt but to hurt others...Maybe thats something I can focus on.

Pre Kangeiko Training

Our annual KANGEIKO starts on Monday.
We (another student and I, we are very small right in these days...) went through basic techniques to prepare for the coming week.

Shihonage
Ikkajo
Nikajo
Sankajo
Yonkajo

All 1 & 2 techniques, 10 techniques total...pointing out only a few points in each techniques, still made it through 10 of them. It was fun to go through techniques after techniques after all. We go through as many techniques as possible during Kangeiko/Shochugeiko...the difference between those 2 is...the weather...The coldest time of the year or the hottest...its harder to come to the dojo when its cold, its harder to go through the class when its hot.
I have just started going to school on Wednesdays and I am planning to do 7 days out of 9...The first time the 7th year that I will not do all days...I will see how I feel about this.

We made a quite a Showcase page for the last Shochugeiko, its good to have something like this ; )

RYA SHOCHUGEIKO2010

Shumatsu Dosa and Shihonage

I knew one time acupuncture wouldn't cure the pain all the way...back pain is back. 

Still, its better than before Saturday, that is a relief.

Back to training, Shumatsu Dosa and Shihonage.

If you are focusing on one thing, another slips away and back and back and...

We got pointed out that we were caring much less of the back hip which makes the whole body well balanced and too much focusing on going forward as pushing the forward hip.

It is a natural movement to care about what's in front but what's more important is to keep you steady and balanced, and that keeps you strong...right right right...

The biggest discovery, as I make the Shihonage-throw, I always end up having my heel off the mat which gives me no space to push forward for "shime", I always thought I never forget this point, but I just cant find the space to do it...What I was doing wrong was the where I place my feet...

Ah~~

Saved by the needles!

I don't really know the way to keep my body in a good condition without getting massages or an acupuncture.

The last 2 weeks, I was having a bad pain in the back and I finally had a chance to get it acupuncture and I was saved...

They told me the condition was pretty bad and I am planning to go back, still I felt so much better after that.
Mostly, my body started moving the way I wanted it to move!

Its good to train hard and all...but you have to also take care of  your body and so ;)

First Class 2011

The class opened with 30 back breakfalls..and shikko-ho, kihon dosa.

I wasn't expecting losing that much in 2 and half weeks!! I sucked!!!

Will be back on the mat on Thursday...