Aikido players: Willie, Laura, and David. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Twice. And then some one-on-one with David Releases: Willie and Laura ran through theirs. Techniques: W & L worked on Sumi otoshi, Mae otoshi, and Shihonage. David and I spent the evening on Shomen-ate. Commentary: None of note.
Month: July 2019
Aikido Thursday Night – 7/25/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Willie. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Twice. Releases: None tonight. Techniques: Shomen-ate, Aigamae-ate, Gyaku gamae-ate. Commentary: None of note.
Aikido Tuesday Night – 7/23/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: David, and Willie. Ukemi: Worked with David on his. Willie arrived lateish. The Walk: Twice. Releases: David and Willie did some work on the first two releases. Techniques: Very brief work on Shomen-ate. Commentary: Need to spend some time with David on techniques for the next couple of classes.
Aikido Thursday Night – 7/18/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura, and Willie. Ukemi: Full set for Laura. I managed to get about 2/3 of my preferred set in. Also did some rolls to standing for the first time in a long time. Willie arrived lateish. The Walk: Twice. Once at high speed. Releases: Laura and Willie did some work on the first…
Aikido Tuesday Night – 7/16/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura, Willie, and David. Ukemi: Full set for Laura and Willie. David and I worked on his basics. The Walk: Twice. And then some one-on-one work with David. Releases: Laura and Willie got through theirs. David and I got through 5, 6, and 7. Techniques: Laura and Willie worked on Shihonage, Kote gaeshi,…
Aikido Friday Night – 7/12/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Full set for Laura. I managed to get 2/3 of my preferred set in. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Laura got through all of hers. Techniques: Laura and I worked on Hiki Otoshi. She did much better on hers than I did on mine. Commentary: It is quite humbling when you can…
Aikido Thursday Night – 7/11/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Willie, Laura, and David. Ukemi: Full set for Laura and Willie. David and I works on his basic rolls The Walk: Twice. Releases: Willie and Laura got through all of theirs. David and I made it through 1-4. Techniques: Willie and Laura worked on Hiki Otoshi, Sumi Otoshi, and a bit of Shomen-ate.…
Aikido Tuesday Night – 7/9/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: None. Ukemi: None. The Walk: Not tonight. Releases: None. Techniques: I worked on SMR Jodo: Tachi Otoshi, Tsubawari, Tsukizue, and Hissage from Omote. Also worked on a few of the Kihon. Commentary: None tonight.
Aikido Friday Night – 7/5/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Willie, and Laura. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Willie and Laura ran through all of theirs, no Ki Harry. Techniques: Hiki Otoshi, Gyaku gamae-ate, and Ushiro-ate. Commentary: Willie was feeling ok, so we went back to falls.
Aikido Tuesday Night – 7/2/19 – Wasabi Dojo/Clear Creek Aikido
Aikido players: Willie, and Laura. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Three times. Releases: Willie and Laura ran through all of theirs, plus #1-#4b from Ki Harry. Techniques: None tonight. Commentary: Willie was in a car wreck recently, so we took it easy this evening.