Our topics today:
Beginners' Course, Part 4
- AIKIKEN: working with the wooden sword (BOKKEN)
- SHOMEN-UCHI: straight cut from above
- SHIHO-GIRI: 4-directions cut with SHOMEN-UCHI
- Partner exercise: stopping SHOMEN-UCHI
- Partner exercise: dive under SHOMEN-UCHI and counter with YOKOMEN-UCHI (diagonal cut to temple)
Aikido Advanced
- SHOMEN-UCHI KOTEGAESHI URA, two variants (short, long)
- SHOMEN-UCHI KOTEGAESHI OMOTE, via SHIHO-NAGE entry
