Aikido Friday Night - 3/30/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura

Ukemi:

I actually went through my complete set of warm-up falls.  It's been several months since I've done the complete set.

Laura did hers, too.

The Walk:

Not tonight.

Releases:

Laura ran through hers.  Probably the best set she's done, especially since she was working with me as her uke.  I'm notoriously difficult to work with.

Techniques:

I uked for 13 and 14.  Those went well.  We then started again at no. 1 from 3-step distance.  She was spot on on her timing when making the change from 1-step.  We made it through no. 7 at 3-step distance.  I was quite pleased.

We also did some work on Merritt Stevens.  We made it up to aikinage.  We'll need some input from Sensei John on some adjustments and tweaks to get the best performance on these.

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/29/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura and Willie

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and some falls.  At the end of class we did some work on her big falls.

The Walk:

Once.

Releases:

Laura and Willie both ran through theirs.  And they did it within the time limit I had set.

Techniques:

They worked on 11 and 12 and did pretty well.  12 will need more reps, but that's always the case.

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

Friday:

Students begged  out of aikido
Run out to RevelCon to drop off my art

Saturday:

Blueberry muffins
Bagged yard waste
Sewing class at TXRX
Dinner with K at El CentinelaNCAA basketball

Sunday:

Run up to RevelCon to retrieve art
Grill out burgers
NCAA basketball

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/22/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and some falls.  At the end of class we did some work on her big falls.

The Walk:

Once.

Releases:

Laura ran through hers.  She had a really nice set tonight.  A couple of mulligans, but very nice overall.

Techniques:

I uked for:  4, 5, and 10 from Ju Nana Han Kata.
Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/20/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and some falls.  At the end of class we did some work on her big falls.

The Walk:

Once.

Releases:

Laura ran through hers.

Techniques:

We ran through a few of the Merritt Stevens kata

I then uked for:  1 and 2 from Ju Nana Han Kata.

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

Friday:

Pick up mower at Gill's
Run mower and discover it still has issues
NCAA basketball
Refresh starter

Saturday:

Deliver mower back to Gill's
Start sourdough
Send snail mail art show letters
NCAA basketball
Pick up mower from Gill's
Dinner with K at El Centinela

Sunday:

Mow yard
Shampoo carpets
Build new monitor stand for work
Bake sourdough
NCAA basketball

Aikido Friday night - 3/16/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Willie

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and some falls

The Walk:

Once.

Releases:

Not tonight

Techniques:


I then uked for:  2 from Ju Nana Han Kata.

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/13/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Willie

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and some falls

The Walk:

Not tonight.

Releases:

Willie ran through his.

Techniques:

We ran through the first 6 of the Merritt Stevens kata

I then uked for:  1 from Ju Nana Han Kata.

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/8/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura

Ukemi:

I threw Laura with some big falls on the thick crash pad and then the lighter crash pads.

The Walk:

Not tonight.

Releases:

Not tonight

Techniques:

Laura uke'd for the offensive and defensive jo sections of Koryu Dai San.

I then uked for: 13, 6, 3, and 1 from Ju Nana Han Kata.

Commentary:

Emily Egan, our local Iaido Sensei, came and borrowed a portion of the mat this evening.  She's considering using the dojo for her classes instead of the yoga studio she currently uses.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/6/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

John, Adam, Laura, and Willie

Ukemi:

Usual slaps and falls

The Walk:

Not tonight

Releases:

Not tonight.

Techniques:

We ran through a bit of the Merritt Stevens kata at Adam's request.  As it was his last night with us, we wanted to present some stuff that we rarely work on to be able to present at his new dojo in Oklahoma.

Commentary:

Adam's last night with us on a regular basis.  He might come down from Stillwater on occasion, but not very often.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/1/18 - Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Willie, and Laura

Ukemi:

Usual slaps and falls

The Walk:

Not tonight.

Releases:

Laura and Willie did 5-8.

Techniques:

Laura and Willie uke'd for me for the offensive jo portion of Koryu Dai San.

They then worked on the following techniques: 5, 4, 6, and 3.

Commentary:

None of note.