Author: ccaikido

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 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 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 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 players: No students tonight. Ukemi: None. The Walk: None. Releases: None. Techniques: I worked through Jo and Bokken strikes. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Willie and Laura. Ukemi: Full set for them, just a few falls for me. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for both. Techniques: We worked on the first 4 chains of Ki Harry and then did some work on Mae Otoshi. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Willie and Laura. Ukemi: Full set for them, just a few falls for me. The Walk: Twice. Releases: Full set for both. Techniques: We worked on the first 4 chains of Ki Harry and then did some work on Hiki Otoshi, Sumi Otoshi, and Shomen-ate. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Laura. Ukemi: Laura got her set in. I spent more time on left side. The Walk: Twice. Techniques: We made some great progress on Hiki Otoshi. She got the timing right and did a couple of great throws Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: None. Techniques: Since it was just me, I did some Jo and Bokken strike practice. Worked on balance and consistency of stance. Commentary: None tonight.

Aikido players: Willie and Laura. Ukemi: Full set for the Laura. Willie was a late arrival. The Walk: Twice. Releases: 1, 2, 5, and 6. Techniques: We did some work on Hiki Otoshi, and Sumi Otoshi. Commentary: None tonight.