Aikido players: Laura and Willie. Ukemi: Full set for Laura, Willie arrived a bit late. I got in a bit of my set, trying to avoid aggravating my poison ivy. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set. A bit of Ki Harry thrown in. Techniques: We worked on Shihonage and Mae-otoshi. Commentary: None tonight.
Month: April 2019
Aikido Tuesday Night – 4/22/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Solo class. Ukemi: None. The Walk: None. Releases: None. Techniques: I spent a while working on Tachi Otoshi from Jodo. I then spent some time on reps of a couple of elements from the Kihon. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Friday Night – 4/19/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Solo class. Ukemi: None. The Walk: None. Releases: None. Techniques: I spent a while working on Tachi Otoshi from Jodo. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Thursday Night – 4/18/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Willie. Ukemi: All for Willie, none for me. Trying to protect my poison ivy rash. The Walk: Twice. Releases: One sided with Ki Harry. I had him only grabbing my right hand. Techniques: We worked on Shihonage. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Friday Night – 4/12/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura and Willie. Ukemi: Full set for both. I got in 2/3 of my set. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set. Ki Harry for the left side of each of the first 4. Techniques: We worked on Waki gatame and Hiki Otoshi.. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Tuesday Night – 4/9/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura and Willie. Ukemi: Full set for both. We were on a reduced section of mat, so I took the session off from falling The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set. No Ki Harry tonight. Techniques: We worked on Shomen-ate, Aigamae-ate, Gyaku gamae-ate, Gedan-ate and Ushiro-ate. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Friday Night – 4/5/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Full set for the her. I got about 1/3 of my set in concentrating on left side. My solution for left side falls is confirmed: I’d been placing my hand perpendicular to my path of fall. Changing it to parallel to my path made all of the difference! The Walk: Twice.…
Aikido Thursday Night – 4/4/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Willie and Laura. Ukemi: Full set for the students. I got about 1/3 of my set in concentrating on left side. I think I’ve figured out where I’ve been going wrong on that side. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set. The first 4 were done using Ki Harry follow-ons. The last 4 were…
Aikido Tuesday Night – 4/2/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Willie. Ukemi: Full set for him, I got about 1/3 of my set in concentrating on left side. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set. Techniques: We worked on the first 4 chains of Ki Harry. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Friday Night – 3/29/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: No students tonight. Ukemi: None. The Walk: None. Releases: None. Techniques: I worked through Jo and Bokken strikes. Commentary: None tonight.