Class tonight
I always have a hard time remembering class the next day, so I'm going to TRY to get more of the details down tonight. (good thing I work late tomorrow, eh?)
Bob Sensei taught tonight. Tuesdays always make me nervous (And here I thought I could never get the hang of Thursdays.) It seems like Tuesday is always a bad aikido day, especially right after work. Tonight was great though.
Katatetori ai hanmi//
shihonage (omote & ura)
Practiced with Bill. We spent alot of time on this one as we had a visitor at the dojo tonight asking a lot of questions of Bob Sensei. Nothing major to note except Bill reminded me to extend a bit more in omote, keep my arms in front of me (nothing new there..lol) and step more to the corner on the entry instead of a direct entry. It definitely made the technique more effective, or so Bill told me on a particularly good throw on my part. *grins* Also tried to focus on getting the fingertips to the shoulder.
Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
w/Bill. Had a really hard time with the opening. Slide in, pivot while cutting down to get uke off balance while simulaneously facing the same direction. Find kotegaeshi, step back with the forward foot to give yourself more room and then slide in a little when applying the technique. That worked okay with omote. When practicing ura, Bill (and I...lol) kept starting off by stepping into an irimi and then doing the tenkan. O_o
Sensei watched us for a moment and said "that's not how I demonstrated it" *insert classic confuzzled Sensei look here* I told Bill we must be practicing omura (thanks to whoever I stole that from on the board )
After we made the clear definition between omote and ura, it was MUCH easier.
Iriminage
W/Bill. Same entry as Kotegaeshi. Omote (?) was kind of abrupt. After sliding forward and cutting down to get uke off balance, immediately pivot and drop uke as you step through.
The tenkan was much better....hehe I tried to focus on sinking down a little further, and of course keeping uke's head close to my shoulder. Bob Sensei stopped me once to point out that the follow through with the hand should resemble pouring out a glass of water.
Kokyunage
W/Sam. Not terribly much here either. I told him I was still rolling like a brick. (yes!) I took a few decent rolls though. I'm still better on my left side than my right. Go figure. I guess I know what I need to practice on my futon at home.
When practicing the ikkyo exercise, I was having a terrible time throwing him. I have this impending fear of cutting down in ikkyo, plus he was resisting a little. I'm strong, but I refused to muscle my way through it. In retrospect, maybe I should have.
Sankyo
W/Beth. New partner...whee! I've never practiced Sankyo before, but I found it pretty easy (for me anyway...lol) Slide forward while swinging up in towards uke's head like ikkyo, cut down and then find the sankyo hold on uke's hand, trying to push it in towards their armpit. Step around and then grab uke's elbow with the free hand and pull them forward and down to the mat. Minimal Sensei intervention except to point out that I wasn't grabbing her elbow.
"you know, humans evolved with opposable thumbs... you should USE them."
At least Sensei has a sense of humor.
Shomenuchi
Kotegaeshi
W/a guy who's name escapes me. O_o He reminded me to match uke's hand and press more on the knuckles than the fingers themselves. So much to remember... grrr The big problem I had was with the entry... again... heh As uke goes to strike, bring the back foot forward and step the other foot back at a 45 degree angle, blocking the strike with the forward arm while cutting down with the right, taking uke's balance. I like the grabs so much better... I have more time to think. Ahh well, hopefully my reaction time will get better... maybe.
Practiced kokyudosa w/Beth.
Sensei stopped class a few minutes early to explain the kanji for aikido hanging on the wall for us newbies.
I told Sensei after class I really enjoyed it. Again it's always nice to feel like I'm not hindering my dojomates by having to talk my way through techniques in order to make sense of them. My new goal, eliminate the question "Are you ready?" when uke attacks with a strike. O_o
After class and cleanup tonight, we were all leaving the dojo. Beth was in the dressing room. My friend and I were outside talking when we saw Sensei lock the doors and start to leave. I ran up to him and informed him he'd locked Beth inside.. LOL That would have been interesting.
Next Tuesday is an O'Sensei memorial class. I am really looking forward to it.
Liz
Bob Sensei taught tonight. Tuesdays always make me nervous (And here I thought I could never get the hang of Thursdays.) It seems like Tuesday is always a bad aikido day, especially right after work. Tonight was great though.
Katatetori ai hanmi//
shihonage (omote & ura)
Practiced with Bill. We spent alot of time on this one as we had a visitor at the dojo tonight asking a lot of questions of Bob Sensei. Nothing major to note except Bill reminded me to extend a bit more in omote, keep my arms in front of me (nothing new there..lol) and step more to the corner on the entry instead of a direct entry. It definitely made the technique more effective, or so Bill told me on a particularly good throw on my part. *grins* Also tried to focus on getting the fingertips to the shoulder.
Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
w/Bill. Had a really hard time with the opening. Slide in, pivot while cutting down to get uke off balance while simulaneously facing the same direction. Find kotegaeshi, step back with the forward foot to give yourself more room and then slide in a little when applying the technique. That worked okay with omote. When practicing ura, Bill (and I...lol) kept starting off by stepping into an irimi and then doing the tenkan. O_o
Sensei watched us for a moment and said "that's not how I demonstrated it" *insert classic confuzzled Sensei look here* I told Bill we must be practicing omura (thanks to whoever I stole that from on the board )
After we made the clear definition between omote and ura, it was MUCH easier.
Iriminage
W/Bill. Same entry as Kotegaeshi. Omote (?) was kind of abrupt. After sliding forward and cutting down to get uke off balance, immediately pivot and drop uke as you step through.
The tenkan was much better....hehe I tried to focus on sinking down a little further, and of course keeping uke's head close to my shoulder. Bob Sensei stopped me once to point out that the follow through with the hand should resemble pouring out a glass of water.
Kokyunage
W/Sam. Not terribly much here either. I told him I was still rolling like a brick. (yes!) I took a few decent rolls though. I'm still better on my left side than my right. Go figure. I guess I know what I need to practice on my futon at home.
When practicing the ikkyo exercise, I was having a terrible time throwing him. I have this impending fear of cutting down in ikkyo, plus he was resisting a little. I'm strong, but I refused to muscle my way through it. In retrospect, maybe I should have.
Sankyo
W/Beth. New partner...whee! I've never practiced Sankyo before, but I found it pretty easy (for me anyway...lol) Slide forward while swinging up in towards uke's head like ikkyo, cut down and then find the sankyo hold on uke's hand, trying to push it in towards their armpit. Step around and then grab uke's elbow with the free hand and pull them forward and down to the mat. Minimal Sensei intervention except to point out that I wasn't grabbing her elbow.
"you know, humans evolved with opposable thumbs... you should USE them."
At least Sensei has a sense of humor.
Shomenuchi
Kotegaeshi
W/a guy who's name escapes me. O_o He reminded me to match uke's hand and press more on the knuckles than the fingers themselves. So much to remember... grrr The big problem I had was with the entry... again... heh As uke goes to strike, bring the back foot forward and step the other foot back at a 45 degree angle, blocking the strike with the forward arm while cutting down with the right, taking uke's balance. I like the grabs so much better... I have more time to think. Ahh well, hopefully my reaction time will get better... maybe.
Practiced kokyudosa w/Beth.
Sensei stopped class a few minutes early to explain the kanji for aikido hanging on the wall for us newbies.
I told Sensei after class I really enjoyed it. Again it's always nice to feel like I'm not hindering my dojomates by having to talk my way through techniques in order to make sense of them. My new goal, eliminate the question "Are you ready?" when uke attacks with a strike. O_o
After class and cleanup tonight, we were all leaving the dojo. Beth was in the dressing room. My friend and I were outside talking when we saw Sensei lock the doors and start to leave. I ran up to him and informed him he'd locked Beth inside.. LOL That would have been interesting.
Next Tuesday is an O'Sensei memorial class. I am really looking forward to it.
Liz
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