Waking up and Commited attacks
When I'm supreme emperor of the world, I'm going to outlaw Saturday mornings. Saturday will officially begin at noon. Emperors are busy people and need their beauty sleep. ^_^ (especially when they stay up too late the night before)
Thanks to my obnoxious dog, Frodo-- she wanted me to take her outside, so I HAD to get up...grrr :)
Class this morning was fun. Charlie taught as several of the assistant instructors are at the yudansha seminar in Chicago.
Started out with a kokyunage backstretch. I've noticed that everyone remembers certain movements by comparing them with other things-- one the swing up for this particular kokyunage Charlie told me to imagine I was putting on my party hat while pivoting and then extending out.
Katatetori ai hanmi shihonage (omote & ura)
W/one of the yudansha. I learn something new about shihonage every time I practice. (as with other techniques-- but I've decided if I do nothing else in aikido, I will GET shihonage ^_^) He told me not to slide in too deep so that when I extend my arms and cut down, uke is more off balance.
Katatetori ai hanmi kokyunage (omote & ura)
W/3rd kyu. Kokyunage throws=fun +++ :) I like rolling. The entry was like shihonage--starting palm up, extend uke's arm out, and use the inside arm to lift uke off balance then step through as you lead with the inside arm.
After that, Charlie said everyone was doing so well that he felt good about letting us practice a 2nd kyu technique...LOL
Mune tsuki sankyo (ura)
W/Scott. Execution was rather stylized, and Scott said that if this was called on a test, you would probably not execute it the way Charlie demonstrated it-- he called it applied technique. My tsuki was pathetic...LOL Scott is always very patient and helped me understand why nage needs commited attacks. He said his sensei always said that a mune tsuki (which is a punch to the chest) should be forceful enough to hit nage, but if nage does not move, you should be able to stop it a gi's width from hitting nage. I told him I have a hard time *trying* to punch people. We worked on the initial strike and then he practiced the technique, breaking it down piece by piece.
Nage slides forward and off the line while extending the arms out, ending up on a mirror stance beside uke with your arm hooked around uke's arm. Pivot a little and then slide back and swing out-- or "opening the door" as Scott said. Atemi to the head and then step through, pivot and cut down. From there step in front of uke while grasping the elbow, tenkan bringing uke to the mat and then sankyo pin.
While practicing, Charlie Sensei walked by and I lost my focus. I muddled through and Scott asked if I knew what I had done wrong. I shrugged "You have to know what is right before you know what is wrong"
He said "Charlie walked by-- you were doing fine before" LOL
Charlie Sensei grinned and then walked away, leaving us to it.
Yokomenuchi iriminage
W/Ron. More reminders about commited attacks. LOL That seemed to be a running theme today for me.
Yokomenuchi kotegaeshi (omote)
W/Skyy. Arg! Why can't I strike? :) I'm making a concious effort, but for some reason I'm holding back. This is just a part of learning to be a good uke I suppose.
So if I never do anything else in aikido, I'll 1) GET shihonage and 2) Learn to be a good uke. ^_^ I'm sure I'll add to this list as time goes by ^_^
Kokyudosa
W/Skyy.
Contemplated staying for second class, especially since Scott Sensei was teaching, but I'm still not ready in my mind-- especially when all the 5th kyus disappear. LOL
Liz
The aiki-chicken who hits like a girl
Thanks to my obnoxious dog, Frodo-- she wanted me to take her outside, so I HAD to get up...grrr :)
Class this morning was fun. Charlie taught as several of the assistant instructors are at the yudansha seminar in Chicago.
Started out with a kokyunage backstretch. I've noticed that everyone remembers certain movements by comparing them with other things-- one the swing up for this particular kokyunage Charlie told me to imagine I was putting on my party hat while pivoting and then extending out.
Katatetori ai hanmi shihonage (omote & ura)
W/one of the yudansha. I learn something new about shihonage every time I practice. (as with other techniques-- but I've decided if I do nothing else in aikido, I will GET shihonage ^_^) He told me not to slide in too deep so that when I extend my arms and cut down, uke is more off balance.
Katatetori ai hanmi kokyunage (omote & ura)
W/3rd kyu. Kokyunage throws=fun +++ :) I like rolling. The entry was like shihonage--starting palm up, extend uke's arm out, and use the inside arm to lift uke off balance then step through as you lead with the inside arm.
After that, Charlie said everyone was doing so well that he felt good about letting us practice a 2nd kyu technique...LOL
Mune tsuki sankyo (ura)
W/Scott. Execution was rather stylized, and Scott said that if this was called on a test, you would probably not execute it the way Charlie demonstrated it-- he called it applied technique. My tsuki was pathetic...LOL Scott is always very patient and helped me understand why nage needs commited attacks. He said his sensei always said that a mune tsuki (which is a punch to the chest) should be forceful enough to hit nage, but if nage does not move, you should be able to stop it a gi's width from hitting nage. I told him I have a hard time *trying* to punch people. We worked on the initial strike and then he practiced the technique, breaking it down piece by piece.
Nage slides forward and off the line while extending the arms out, ending up on a mirror stance beside uke with your arm hooked around uke's arm. Pivot a little and then slide back and swing out-- or "opening the door" as Scott said. Atemi to the head and then step through, pivot and cut down. From there step in front of uke while grasping the elbow, tenkan bringing uke to the mat and then sankyo pin.
While practicing, Charlie Sensei walked by and I lost my focus. I muddled through and Scott asked if I knew what I had done wrong. I shrugged "You have to know what is right before you know what is wrong"
He said "Charlie walked by-- you were doing fine before" LOL
Charlie Sensei grinned and then walked away, leaving us to it.
Yokomenuchi iriminage
W/Ron. More reminders about commited attacks. LOL That seemed to be a running theme today for me.
Yokomenuchi kotegaeshi (omote)
W/Skyy. Arg! Why can't I strike? :) I'm making a concious effort, but for some reason I'm holding back. This is just a part of learning to be a good uke I suppose.
So if I never do anything else in aikido, I'll 1) GET shihonage and 2) Learn to be a good uke. ^_^ I'm sure I'll add to this list as time goes by ^_^
Kokyudosa
W/Skyy.
Contemplated staying for second class, especially since Scott Sensei was teaching, but I'm still not ready in my mind-- especially when all the 5th kyus disappear. LOL
Liz
The aiki-chicken who hits like a girl
posted by Liz at 5/21/2005 12:07:00 PM
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