Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 4/28/2012

Aikido players: Tim, Troy, Liz, and Charles

Ukemi:

Took a couple of falls, still protecting the pulled back muscle

The Walk:

Twice as usual.

Releases:

Worked with Charles on his set.

Techniques:

Worked with Charles on Shomen-ate.

At the end of class, Tim had me work on the defensive and offensive jo techniques.

Offensive: throw to my left, throw to my right, wrist lock (we skipped this one), high throw to my right, shihonage, gedan-ate, shoulder blade throw, over the top ankle throw.

Defensive: Gyaku-gamae-ate, Shomen-ate, Low-otoshi, Row the boat, Hi-otoshi

Aftermath:

None of note.