Aikido Wednesday Night - 12/30/15 - East Houston Aikido Club

Aikido players:

Phillip,  Marvin, and Dan

Ukemi:

Got in a full set

The Walk:

Once

Releases:

Worked with Dan.

Techniques:

Worked with Dan on Hiki Otoshi. 

Took Hiki Otoshi from Phillip - his has a very different feel.  He attempts to keep the arm in an arm bar as uke is on his way to the ground (when he's not attempting a big throw).  I really dislike that as it feels unsafe.  Then I took the same technique as a big fall from Phillip, as an unsupported big fall, and ended up with ribs hurting more than normal.

We normally do no big falls without providing some support to uke: it reduces the variability in uke's fall and reduces uke's impact on the ground as well.

Commentary:

Not a fan of working with Phillip directly at the moment.