Aikido players: David. Ukemi: Basic slaps and low gravity well forward rolls. The Walk: Many times. Worked up to opposite hand/foot pivot. Releases: Did some work on the first release. Techniques: None tonight. Commentary: None tonight.
Month: May 2019
Aikido Tuesday Night – 5/28/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: No students. Techniques: I worked on Tachi-otoshi from my jo class, basic bokken strikes from Koryu Dai San, and the formal start of jo kata. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Thursday Night – 5/23/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura and Willie. Ukemi: Laura and Willie got their full sets in. The Walk: Twice. Releases: L and W did all of theirs. They worked backwards from 8 to 1. Techniques: Sumi-otoshi. Sumi-otoshi with big falls. It went extremely well. We brought out the extra blue mats and worked on them for peace…
Aikido Tuesday Night – 5/21/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura and Willie. Ukemi: Laura and Willie got their full sets in. The Walk: Twice. Releases: L and W did all of theirs. Techniques: Sumi-otoshi and a little bit of ushiro-ate. I’d hoped to get to Sumi-otoshi with big falls tonight, but twas not to be Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Friday Night – 5/17/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Laura got her full set in. I got in most of my regular set The Walk: Twice. Releases: Laura did all of hers. Techniques: Went through the first 4, paying attention to the basics and going over the fundamentals. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Thursday Night – 5/16/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: David and Laura. Ukemi: Helped David. We started with the big crash pad. Laura got her full set in The Walk: Worked up to 6th stone with hand motions. Did the whole Walk a couple of times. Releases: Did some work on the first release. Techniques: Worked on “Punch the Dummy” with Laura…
Aikido Tuesday Night – 5/14/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: David. Ukemi: Helped David. We started lowest gravity level and then moved up one with the big crash pad. The Walk: Worked up to 6th stone with hand motions. Showed him footwork for 7th and 8th. Releases: None. Techniques: Worked on “Punch the Dummy”. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Friday Night – 5/3/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laure and Willie. David had a prior commitment. Ukemi: Working on a small section of the mat, I refrained. Full set for Laura and Willie. Big falls. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set. I had them figure out Ki Harry for releases 5-8. They did well. Techniques: I had Laura and Willie work…
Aikido Thursday Night – 5/2/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laure, Willie and David. We have a new student! Ukemi: Working on a small section of the mat, I refrained. Full set for Laura and Willie. Introduced David to the lowest level of forward rolling, plus the usual warm-up slaps. The Walk: Twice. And then multiple times with David through the first 7…
Aikido Tuesday Night – 4/30/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura and Willie. And David, a potential new student Ukemi: Wokring on a small section of the mat, I refrained. Full set for Laura and Willie. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set. No Ki Harry. Techniques: We worked on 1-5 with a bit of Sumi-otoshi at the end. Commentary: None tonight.