Month: September 2019

Students all called in saying they could not make it, so no class.

Aikido players: No students. Ukemi: None. The Walk: None. Releases: None. Techniques: Worked on Omote techniques for Jodo. Commentary: None of note.

Aikido players: David. Ukemi: Basic slaps, more forward roll instruction. The Walk: Three times. Releases: David ran through all of his. Techniques: Shomen-ate. Commentary: Finally back on the mat after a week of washouts due to Imelda.

Aikido players: Kim, and Willie. Ukemi: None tonight. The Walk: Not tonight. Releases: Kim and Willie ran through all of theirs. Techniques: Mae Otoshi and Sumi Otoshi. Commentary: None of note.

Aikido players: David. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Twice. Releases: We worked on 7 & 8. Techniques: Shomen-ate. Commentary: None of note.

Aikido players: Willie, and David. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Worked on 5-8. Techniques: Willie and I worked on Kote Hineri and Tenkai Kote Hineri. Commentary: David had to leave for a family emergency.

Aikido players: Willie, and David. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Willie and David worked on 1-4. Techniques: None tonight. Commentary: None of note.

Aikido players: Willie, David, Kim, and Laura. Ukemi: Basic slaps, normal forward rolls. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Kim and Laura ran through all of theirs. David and Willie worked through a couple. Techniques: Kim and Laura worked through 10-15. David and Willie worked on Aigamae-ate. At the end, Laura threw me with Kote Gaeshi as…