Aikido players: Laura and Willie Tonight was demonstration night. We bowed in, did some slaps, the Walk and they did the Releases. I then called them for the demonstration. They did the Walk, the Releases, and 1-14 of Ju Nana Hon Kata. As was to be expected, some minor bobbles occurred, but nothing catastrophic. We…
Year: 2018
Aikido Tuesday Night - 12/18/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura and Willie Ukemi: I went through a third of mine. Got some big falls in for Laura. The Walk: Once. Releases: They worked through theirs. Techniques: They had a dry run for their demonstration. Walk, Releases and Ju Nana Hon Kata Commentary: Looked good. Demonstration on Thursday.
Aikido Friday Night - 12/14/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura and Willie Ukemi: I went through most of mine. Got some big falls in for Laura. The Walk: Once. Releases: They worked through theirs. Techniques: Started at 1 and went through all of them for their demonstration. Commentary: None of note.
Aikido Thursday Night - 12/13/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura and Willie Ukemi: I went through most of mine. Got some big falls in for Laura. The Walk: Once. Releases: They worked through theirs. Techniques: Started at 10 and went through 14. Then started at 1. Commentary: None of note.
Aikido Tuesday Night - 12/11/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura Ukemi: Laura went through all of hers. I went through half of my set and then we got some big falls in for Laura. The Walk: Once. Releases: Laura worked through hers. Techniques: Laura made it through 1-10. Commentary: None of note.
Aikido Friday Night - 12/07/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Kim Ukemi: No falls tonight. The Walk: Once. Releases: Not tonight. Techniques: We worked through 1-4 with Kim as Tori. I did seom kneeling Koryu Dai San with Kim as uke. Commentary: None of note.
Aikido Thursday Night - 12/06/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura and Willie Ukemi: Basic slaps and rolls tonight. I did a portion of my rolls and my leg didn’t complain. A little warm-up on big falls for Laura. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Laura and Willie made it through all of theirs. Techniques: More work on Kote gaeshi. Now we’ll start to work…
Aikido Thursday Night - 11/29/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura and Willie Ukemi: Basic slaps and rolls tonight. I’m still hanging back from rolls, but the leg seems better. A little warm-up on big falls for Laura. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Laura and Willie made it through all of theirs. Techniques: Worked on Kote gaeshi, this time at 3-step distance. Looking good.…
Aikido Tuesday Night - 11/27/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura and Willie Ukemi: Basic slaps and rolls tonight. I’m still hanging back from rolls, but the leg seems better. A little warm-up on big falls for Laura. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Laura and Willie made it through all of theirs. Techniques: Worked on Kote gaeshi Commentary: None of note.
Aikido Tuesday Night - 11/20/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo
Aikido players: Laura Ukemi: Basic slaps and rolls tonight. A lot of work with big falls. We got her back to where she had been a while back: falling on the plain mat, no crash pads. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Laura made it through all of hers. Techniques: Worked on Shihonage Commentary: None of note.