Saturday 18:15, July 19 2008

Technique after technique...

Back breakfalls (40)

Ikkajo 1&2 (Shomen Uchi/Suwari, Yokomen Uchi/Suwari)
Shihonage (Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi, Shomen Uchi)
Sankajo 1&2 (Ushiro Ryote Mochi)
Kotegaeshi (Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi 1 & 2, Kagari geiko)

Note:
Class of 4, kept on technique after technique, stopped every so often for questions/thoughts.
We all got sweat like stupid, did not have time to think much else.

Training with big people gives me only the fine line/spot can make the techniques to work, need to be much much more precise.

Saturday 18:15 : April 26, 2008

Ukemi Practice

Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1 & 2
Ryote Mochi Shomen Iriminage-1&2

in pairs, in kagari geiko...

Note: Class of 6. I like Tenchinage-1 (its difficult but I like the movement), Tenchinage-2 is very difficult. I have no idea how to bring uke around in the beginning. Sensei told me to try to move Uke with uke's back foot, not with the arms.

Saturday 18:15: April 18, 2008

Recap from Friday night? I would be scared if Sensei's animal instinct was that good...

Tai no Henko-2 with partner

Katate Mochi Kokyunage

1. Straight in throw (plus Hajime)
2. Pivot as throw (plus Hajime)

Katate Mochi Jujinage

1. Straight in throw
2. Pivot as throw

Shumatsu Dosa 1 & 2

I totally lost track of time before the class, had to be sure that I was running later than usual so had to hurry up changing..., being late for the class for a few minutes could have been avoided...

Since I was late for the class, had no idea what Sensei knew about the class from Friday night. Still, it was too good to be true to have deja vu like that... the secret was that one of us revealed the scene of it to Sensei before the class. Then, he rearranged it and we we were able to have the recap class. I was glad to have the second chance so soon because I was not quite happy the way I put myself in the night before...

Gosh...my left upper arm is sore having massive katate mochi sessions 2 nights in a raw!
This probably means I am still using my muscle so hard to keep my kamae.

My general observation: people in the beginning tend to move with shoulder along with full of thoughts in the head, so their own body often left behind them. I'm sure I was there, and now I am conciously less tensed with shoulder and using back, still not quite coming down to hips and knees...more hips and knees.

How amazing small change in angles makes the differences! I felt it today with the angle of body made kamae so strong and stable. Keep the straight line from the top of the head to back of the heel...means "something" ; )

23: January 26, Saturday 18:15

Where you position yourself to do warm ups decides what your next 90 mins going to be...sometimes.

All Sokumen Iriminage

Basic:
Tai no Henko-1 & 2 with partner

Technique:
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Hiji Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-2
Yokomen Uchi Sokumen Iriminage
Yokomen Uchi, Yonkajo, Sokumen Iriminage

Note:
Class of 5 with 2 Senseis. I was paired up with One of Senseis...for the whole 90 mins!
I did not break (barely), and survived!

I hate being so bad at falling backwards...actually, I'm pretty tired of being so bad at it.
I feels like I do NOT have the space to go around, and I end up smashing myself onto the mat.
It could be an angle, or distance I am having with Shite.

I know there was a huge improvement in my Uke for Suwari techniques as I somehow learned how to use my shoulder to bounce back. Its not quite the same for Tachi techniques since I am VERY vertically challenged, still there must be a way to do it better.

I should add this topic to my Aikido goal for this year.

15: January 19, Saturday 18:15

Sokumen Iriminage ( as Instructed)

Basic:
Tai no Henko-1

Forward Rolls
Flips
Back Rolls
Side Rolls

Technique:
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-2

Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2

Self defense using Sokumen from Punching

Note: Class of 5, I get stuck with words as I try to explain how to do the techniques...showing is easier telling is harder...

Quote of the year:
No Jagermaister When You Are Already DRUNK,
It Kills You.

7: January 12, Saturday 18:15

Yonkajo

Class of 6