Shochugeiko Started!
I was really glad that I didn't pass out!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Kept Moving, Kept Sweating...
Back Breakfalls (10)
Kihon Dosa
Random Techniques
Note:
Class of 3. We kept moving on San-nin Dori throughout the hour. Repeating the same technique two times with 2 different ukes, around 10 techniques...no demonstration, along with MASSIVE SWEAT!
The more you train, not only the better you get, also the better you can manage the tiredness etc...
When You don't know much, or you have a little experience, you tend to think much or do things with your own expectation even without knowing. My point is that you learn what to keep/ what to drop to do/to think, in the physically/mentally tough situation. This can be described as "economizing your movement", I think.
Interestingly...the less you do, the better your techniques get. The less you think, the better your body moves...
I guess whats important and yet difficult to do is to stay focus.
I think I like isolating myself from the world and focus on the technique I am doing. These moments gives me the reason to stay on training.
Kihon Dosa
Random Techniques
Note:
Class of 3. We kept moving on San-nin Dori throughout the hour. Repeating the same technique two times with 2 different ukes, around 10 techniques...no demonstration, along with MASSIVE SWEAT!
The more you train, not only the better you get, also the better you can manage the tiredness etc...
When You don't know much, or you have a little experience, you tend to think much or do things with your own expectation even without knowing. My point is that you learn what to keep/ what to drop to do/to think, in the physically/mentally tough situation. This can be described as "economizing your movement", I think.
Interestingly...the less you do, the better your techniques get. The less you think, the better your body moves...
I guess whats important and yet difficult to do is to stay focus.
I think I like isolating myself from the world and focus on the technique I am doing. These moments gives me the reason to stay on training.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Showcase Page Fully Geared!
I spent some time to make my Showcase Central page fully geared.
http://www.showcase-portfolio.info/index_html?view_id=1268793339&language=english
This showcase is to introduce my blog (means this!), and also to introduce my Aikido history with photos and videos. This comes in English and Japanese. I find it quite difficult to write in 2 languages in the exacly the same manner, so there are differences.
I took my 2nd dan Test in March 2009, I was happy that I simply went through it. I was quite proud of myself for that I did not stop or show the sign that I was holding back at any point. But now I think of it after sometime (over a year...), there are places that can be improved. (Of course there is!)
For one...my Kotegaeshi is making too big circle, it probably makes it hard for some people to just flip out if they are not so confident flipping in any direction. That's one of the points I really want to be careful when I will practice Kotegaeshi for the next time.
I picked up only a part to make the videos for this showcase page...maybe I should look into the test video really closely and see what I have to work on more...
I know I have said this many times in many places but I can't say this enough...I have been lucky in every possible way for my Aikido. I can not thank enough to people who supported me to come to this point.
http://www.showcase-portfolio.info/index_html?view_id=1268793339&language=english
This showcase is to introduce my blog (means this!), and also to introduce my Aikido history with photos and videos. This comes in English and Japanese. I find it quite difficult to write in 2 languages in the exacly the same manner, so there are differences.
I took my 2nd dan Test in March 2009, I was happy that I simply went through it. I was quite proud of myself for that I did not stop or show the sign that I was holding back at any point. But now I think of it after sometime (over a year...), there are places that can be improved. (Of course there is!)
For one...my Kotegaeshi is making too big circle, it probably makes it hard for some people to just flip out if they are not so confident flipping in any direction. That's one of the points I really want to be careful when I will practice Kotegaeshi for the next time.
I picked up only a part to make the videos for this showcase page...maybe I should look into the test video really closely and see what I have to work on more...
I know I have said this many times in many places but I can't say this enough...I have been lucky in every possible way for my Aikido. I can not thank enough to people who supported me to come to this point.
Ushiro waza
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikakjo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo-2 (up to Sankajo)
Note:
Class of 5. I thought it goes with Ikkajo all way through the class but Sensei mixed with Sankajo as well.
Ushirowaza...not only the movements look complicated, there are many factors you have to keep pay attention to...
I think the most important point of all is to keep you balance (when this isnt important...!)
Believe it or not, Suwariwaza Ryote Mochi Kokyuho is a great practice you can apply to many many techniques the same concept of staying in balance and keep moving at the same time.
Taking a step back as you keep everything else in Ushiro movement is a tough move but if you can keep your back line...it gets much easier and makes much more sense.
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikakjo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo-2 (up to Sankajo)
Note:
Class of 5. I thought it goes with Ikkajo all way through the class but Sensei mixed with Sankajo as well.
Ushirowaza...not only the movements look complicated, there are many factors you have to keep pay attention to...
I think the most important point of all is to keep you balance (when this isnt important...!)
Believe it or not, Suwariwaza Ryote Mochi Kokyuho is a great practice you can apply to many many techniques the same concept of staying in balance and keep moving at the same time.
Taking a step back as you keep everything else in Ushiro movement is a tough move but if you can keep your back line...it gets much easier and makes much more sense.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Kangeiko Day 4
Day 4: Sankajo
Kihon Dosa: Tai no Henko-2, to keep the center while moving esp. step2 (for Sankajo reverse pivot)
Sankajo: To remember the feeling of hands arms, and hips.
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 (I forgot to go through by the numbers)
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 (I forgot to go through, "all way through with the second side people)
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-2
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Nage-Forward (Kagarigeiko)
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Nage-Turn around (Kagarigeiko)
Class of 8, plus 2 teachers and me. I had a plan...still missed a lot of points to make...that created a quite bit of gaps between what I wanted the class to do, and they actually could have done. Its really hard to fill those gap at that moment even knowing that exists in the air. Its like...seeing something they are expecting to be explained or told but not knowing how to fill and push it through without enough explanation.
Its got much easier once teachers got off the mat, to leave for work...its hard enough to do a class and its even harder having senior teachers on the same mat.
Anyways, the message has to be delivered clearly, at the stage where I am at...I think its better to keep it simple too.
Kihon Dosa: Tai no Henko-2, to keep the center while moving esp. step2 (for Sankajo reverse pivot)
Sankajo: To remember the feeling of hands arms, and hips.
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 (I forgot to go through by the numbers)
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 (I forgot to go through, "all way through with the second side people)
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-2
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Nage-Forward (Kagarigeiko)
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Nage-Turn around (Kagarigeiko)
Class of 8, plus 2 teachers and me. I had a plan...still missed a lot of points to make...that created a quite bit of gaps between what I wanted the class to do, and they actually could have done. Its really hard to fill those gap at that moment even knowing that exists in the air. Its like...seeing something they are expecting to be explained or told but not knowing how to fill and push it through without enough explanation.
Its got much easier once teachers got off the mat, to leave for work...its hard enough to do a class and its even harder having senior teachers on the same mat.
Anyways, the message has to be delivered clearly, at the stage where I am at...I think its better to keep it simple too.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Kangeiko Day 2
Day 2: Ikkajo
Kihon Dosa
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-2
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Hiji Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Hiji Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Katate Aya Mochi Ikkajo Nage
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Nage
Day 2; the class got bigger than Day 1 yesterday, 9 students on the mat. a bit crowded. The class kept moving pretty quickly still, people kept moving for most of the techniques. Its fun to go through techniques after techniques, and Nage techniques are simply fun to do.
Need to work on staying in the center, not come up, not lose the balance...etc.
545: Random techniques
Got a tip for Katate Mochi Ikkajo-2 shifting part. I was too busy not to lose pushing around move, losing my center when I turned around. I dont know how long it has been like that...maybe (or definitely) something I can work on better with Hiriki no Yosei-2.
Kihon Dosa
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-2
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Hiji Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Hiji Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Katate Aya Mochi Ikkajo Nage
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Nage
Day 2; the class got bigger than Day 1 yesterday, 9 students on the mat. a bit crowded. The class kept moving pretty quickly still, people kept moving for most of the techniques. Its fun to go through techniques after techniques, and Nage techniques are simply fun to do.
Need to work on staying in the center, not come up, not lose the balance...etc.
545: Random techniques
Got a tip for Katate Mochi Ikkajo-2 shifting part. I was too busy not to lose pushing around move, losing my center when I turned around. I dont know how long it has been like that...maybe (or definitely) something I can work on better with Hiriki no Yosei-2.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Kangeiko Day 1
Day 1: Shihonage
Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Ryote Mochi Shihonage-2
Shomen Uchi Shihonage
Yokomen Uchi Shiohonage-2
I feel like I lost every steady movement...my hips/knees are high to do anything...what am I going to do with me?? Well, I have to start pushing myself in every moment, otherwise it slipps away from me, I dont like that to happen...
My knee is still weak, and "the thought of its still weak", bothers me so much, maybe I have to switch my mind around to make it stronger rather than just avoiding to do things I dont feel comfortable with...I can not keep avoiding things need to be done forever...for example, even coming up from Shihonage uke is one of them.
Another Kangeiko started...6 people started today, everyone seemed pretty excited and good to train with certain number of people everyday. For me...I did not hit my head on the mat, just keep it to the record ; )
Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Ryote Mochi Shihonage-2
Shomen Uchi Shihonage
Yokomen Uchi Shiohonage-2
I feel like I lost every steady movement...my hips/knees are high to do anything...what am I going to do with me?? Well, I have to start pushing myself in every moment, otherwise it slipps away from me, I dont like that to happen...
My knee is still weak, and "the thought of its still weak", bothers me so much, maybe I have to switch my mind around to make it stronger rather than just avoiding to do things I dont feel comfortable with...I can not keep avoiding things need to be done forever...for example, even coming up from Shihonage uke is one of them.
Another Kangeiko started...6 people started today, everyone seemed pretty excited and good to train with certain number of people everyday. For me...I did not hit my head on the mat, just keep it to the record ; )
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