Aikido Thursday Night - 11/29/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura and Willie

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight. I'm still hanging back from rolls, but the leg seems better. A little warm-up on big falls for Laura.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Laura and Willie made it through all of theirs.

Techniques:

Worked on Kote gaeshi, this time at 3-step distance. Looking good.

Commentary:

None of note.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018


• 11/28/18 @ 6:54am : Artfire item of the day is Box Elder Burl Bottle Stopper https://t.co/2q6n33BxJE Contact me for twitter discount… https://t.co/imiIEwolAI

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

• 11/27/18 @ 6:03am : Artfire item of the day is Turned https://t.co/KNdSracdco Contact me for twitter discount #handmade #artfire #madmoravian

Monday, November 26, 2018

• 11/26/18 @ 6:58am : Artfire item of the day is Handturned Padauk Bottle Stopper https://t.co/j9BbZ8RzaF Contact me for twitter discoun… https://t.co/1kM8uVFuwQ

Aikido Tuesday Night - 11/27/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura and Willie

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight. I'm still hanging back from rolls, but the leg seems better. A little warm-up on big falls for Laura.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Laura and Willie made it through all of theirs.

Techniques:

Worked on Kote gaeshi

Commentary:

None of note.

At the movies: Crimes of Grindelwald

Crimes of Grindelwald : 2

Was disappointed in the movie.  It was a bunch of disjointed scenes that were thrown together in an attempt to make a movie out of them.

The only saving grace was we saw it at Pearland Cinema 6 where the cost was $4.50 per ticket.

Weekend update - Thanksgiving

Wednesday:

Off from work early
Stopped by the dojo and went to the post office to inquire about mail delivery
Two pies

Thursday:

Rolls
Football
Turkey Day meal

Friday:

Bay Area Pet Adoptions for the annual donation.
Wandered around to look at the animals
Lunch at Tookies
Submitted aikido brochure order to CopyDr

Saturday:

Football
A&M beat LSU 74-72 in 7 OTs
Pie and Blueberry buckle

Sunday:

Crimes of Grindelwald
Football

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Saturday, November 24, 2018


• 11/24/18 @ 6:39am : Artfire item of the day is Tambuti Bottle Stopper https://t.co/rWHga9ZsDn Contact me for twitter discount #handmade #artfire #madmoravian

Friday, November 23, 2018

• 11/23/18 @ 6:50am : Artfire item of the day is European style pen turned out of Cocobolo https://t.co/JbTclJfoLN Contact me for twitte… https://t.co/9QOh3N2FpB

Thursday, November 22, 2018

• 11/22/18 @ 6:13am : Artfire item of the day is European style pen turned out of Ebony with satin hardware https://t.co/tWXd5Xz28f Cont… https://t.co/iqTNGmH5uM

Aikido Tuesday Night - 11/20/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight. A lot of work with big falls. We got her back to where she had been a while back: falling on the plain mat, no crash pads.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Laura made it through all of hers.

Techniques:

Worked on Shihonage

Commentary:

None of note.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018


• 11/20/18 @ 6:52am : Artfire item of the day is Canary wood bottle stopper https://t.co/ppLw2vBFob Contact me for twitter discount… https://t.co/B0ZVrICFej

Monday, November 19, 2018

• 11/19/18 @ 6:22am : Artfire item of the day is Canary wood bottle stopper https://t.co/ISMopo9EnS Contact me for twitter discount… https://t.co/cO60zfaKo7

Sunday, November 18, 2018

• 11/18/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Madrone Burl bottle stopper https://t.co/YpDlH5zxhr Contact me for twitter discount… https://t.co/6J9jOjxIiw

Weekend update

Friday:

Aikido

Saturday:

Drop truck off for repainting
Drop Kim off at work
Banking
Oil change for Flex
Stop by Petco to look at cats up for adoption
Mow the front lawn
Football
Dinner at El Centinel's with K.

Sunday:

Work on the brochure for the dojo
Bread
Football
Reading/Finishing Temper
Extract some Aikido videos from DVD

Aikido Friday Night - 11/16/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Willie and Kim

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight. A little work with big falls.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

They made it through all of theirs.

Techniques:

Worked on Shomen-ate and Aigamae-ate

Commentary:

None of note.

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Friday, November 16, 2018


• 11/16/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Yellowheart bottle stopper https://t.co/vPNvokrpfC Contact me for twitter discount… https://t.co/fOrNCwYISX

Thursday, November 15, 2018

• 11/15/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Tulipwood bottle stopper https://t.co/panlWXLSvt Contact me for twitter discount #handmade #artfire #madmoravian

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

• 11/14/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Tulipwood bottle stopper https://t.co/KedInBOdoA Contact me for twitter discount #handmade #artfire #madmoravian

Aikido Thursday Night - 11/15/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Laura

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight. Once again, a fair amount of work with big falls.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

We went through all of Laura's.

Techniques:

Worked on Kote Gaeshi

Commentary:

I did limited work tonight. My left hip/leg is painful in certain orientations so I'm giving it some time to recover.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 11/13/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Willie and Laura

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight. A fair amount of work with big falls.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

They did the even releases and then the third release.

Techniques:

Worked on Shihonage and Gedanate

Commentary:

I did limited work tonight. My left hip/leg is painful in certain orientations so I'm giving it some time to recover.

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Monday, November 12, 2018


• 11/12/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Padauk bottle stopper https://t.co/j3rFKyI9Of Contact me for twitter discount #handmade #artfire #madmoravian

Sunday, November 11, 2018

• 11/11/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Beaded Glass Charms 002 https://t.co/YRX3ZnS8t1 Contact me for twitter discount #handmade #artfire #madmoravian

Saturday, November 10, 2018

• 11/10/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Handmade set of Bead Glass Charms 003 https://t.co/YPFbA2lYqR Contact me for twitter di… https://t.co/S6JF5GCcRY

Weekend update

Friday:

Aikido - no students

Saturday:

Drive to Austin for ALAMO meeting
ALAMO meeting
Drive home
Dinner with K at El Centinela
Football

Sunday:

Install new radio in St. Germain (F150)
Pumpkin Cake
Chocolate Chip cookies
Football
Nap

Aikido Friday Night - 11/9/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

No students, no class.

Aikido Thursday Night - 11/8/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Willie and Jeremy

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Willie made it through his.  Jeremy got called off the mat in the middle of his and did not make it back on in time to complete his.

Techniques:

Willie did some work on Oshi Taoshi and Ushiro-ate.  Jeremy got some work on Shomen-ate in at the very end of class.

Commentary:

None tonight.

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Thursday, November 08, 2018


• 11/08/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Bead Glass Charms 005 https://t.co/Ac4K2lAgm8 Contact me for twitter discount #handmade #artfire #madmoravian

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

• 11/07/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Coolibah Burl Cigar style ballpoint pen with black chrome hardware… https://t.co/XfHziEQhzO

Tuesday, November 06, 2018

• 11/06/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Desert Ironwood Cigar pen with black titanium and platinum https://t.co/KTRk8VFuJu Cont… https://t.co/kemmpWjV68

Aikido Tuesday Night - 11/6/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Students were unable to make it last night so I worked on bokken strikes.

Weekend update

Friday:

Aikido

Saturday:

Get more lumber for bokken display
Work on bokken display
Yardwork - take out stump leftover from Harvey
Football
Dinner at El Centinela with K.

Sunday:

Grocery shopping
Challah
Football
Lemon Squares
Nap
Football

Aikido Friday Night - 11/02/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Kim and Jeremy

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

We spent a good portion of the evening on releases. Both folks needed some time

Techniques:

They did a little work on Shomen-ate at the end of class.

Commentary:

None tonight.

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Sunday, November 04, 2018


• 11/04/18 @ 5:30am : Artfire item of the day is Gran Torino in Blue Maple Burl and Rhodium https://t.co/yCkX5q9b58 Contact me for twitt… https://t.co/OpcRWOlHH2

Saturday, November 03, 2018

• 11/03/18 @ 4:30am : Artfire item of the day is Gran Torino style pen in Desert Ironwood https://t.co/94Dx7cdyQj Contact me for twitter… https://t.co/PBb0UWKW3Y

Friday, November 02, 2018

• 11/02/18 @ 5:13am : Artfire item of the day is Sierra button click pen in a red and black Box Elder Burl https://t.co/PQHZ8U7hAp Conta… https://t.co/8WPZxCvEmC

Aikido Thursday Night - 11/01/18 - Clear Creek Aikido/Wasabi Dojo

Aikido players:

Jeremy and Laura

Ukemi:

Basic slaps and rolls tonight. We spent some extra time on Laura's big falls.

The Walk:

Three times, with some extra time on some portions.

Releases:

Jeremy and Laura got through all of them.

Techniques:

They worked on Ushiro-ate and Shomen-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018


• 10/31/18 @ 5:14am : Artfire item of the day is El Grande Ballpoint in Ribbon Sapele with Gold Titanium hardware https://t.co/XjkYyYbhmt… https://t.co/cqweayzy6L

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

• 10/30/18 @ 5:48am : Artfire item of the day is Flat Top American Fountain pen in Olivewood from Bethlehem https://t.co/xA1aqGRpnF Cont… https://t.co/MBTLX7aTNr

Monday, October 29, 2018

• 10/29/18 @ 5:58am : Artfire item of the day is El Grande Ballpoint in Green Maple Burl with Gold Titanium hardware… https://t.co/ycaBGQr0LD