Keiko Diary
Our topics today:
- MAE-UKEMI, UKEMI for IKKYO OMOTE and URA
- AI-HANMI KATATE-DORI IKKYO in OMOTE
- AI-HANMI KATATE-DORI NIKYO in URA
- AI-HANMI KATATE-DORI SHIHO-NAGE in OMOTE and URA
Our topics today:
Beginners' Course, Part 4
- Working with the wooden sword: posture, cutting straight (SHOMEN-UCHI) and parrying
- Counter-technique with the sword: enter, step aside and cut to partner's temple
- Aikido: strike to partner's head, parry, step aside, turn and and pin (IKKYO URA)
Aikido Advanced
- KATATE-DORI SUMI-OTOSHI
- KATA-DORI SUMI-OTOSHI
- YOKOMEN-UCHI SUMI-OTOSHI
Our topics today:
- SHOMEN-UCHI NIKYO in OMOTE and URA
- KATATE-DORI KAITEN-OSAE (UDE-GARAMI)
- KATA-DORI KAITEN-OSAE (UDE-GARAMI)
- KATA-DORI-MEN-UCHI KAITEN-OSAE (UDE-GARAMI)
- KATATE-DORI JIU-WAZA
Our topics today:
Beginners' Course, part 3
- SHOMEN-UCHI: striking and swerving
- IKKYO, first pin: exercise to accept the technique (kneel and stretch under core tension)
- SHOMEN-UCHI IKKYO: countering and diverting the strike, entering and pinning
Aikido Advanced
- SHOMEN-UCHI SOTO-KAITEN-NAGE in OMOTE
- SHOMEN-UCHI UCHI-KAITEN-NAGE in OMOTE and URA
Our topics today:
Beginners' Course, part 2
- USHIRO-UKEMI, rolling backwards from a standing position
- TENCHI-NAGE ("Heaven-Earth throw") from a grabbed wrist (KATATE-DORI)
- Same technique from both grabbed wrists (RYOTE-DORI)
Aikido Advanced
- RYOTE-DORI UDEKIME-NAGE
- YOKOMEN-UCHI UDEKIME-NAGE
- SHOMEN-UCHI UDEKIME-NAGE
- KOKYU-HO