Aikido Friday Night - 3/21/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  We're both taking warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.  

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Waki gatame

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/20/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  We're both taking warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Waki gatame, Ude hineri

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/18/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls. 

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Waki gatamae, and Ude hineri.

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

 Friday

Pick up some embroidery

Drop off some stuff for embroidery

Pick up citrus plants

Lunch at Habanero's, solo

Bowling - 200, 133, 139, 194, 182

Aikido

Saturday:

Geocaching

DTR at Price Daniels Mansion

Nap

Basketball

Dinner at El Centinela

Basketball

Sunday:

Basketball

Nap

Yard work

Aikido Friday Night - 3/14/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe throws me with some warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.  

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

All 10 that we've covered so far in Ju Nana Hon Kata.

Commentary:

I took about 150 falls tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/13/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe is throwing me with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Waki gatamae, Shomen-ate, Aigame-ate, Gyaku game-ate, Gedanate, Ushiro-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/11/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe started taking big falls on the big, cushy mat.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Waki gatamae, Hiki taoshi, and Ude gaeshi.

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

Friday

Yardwork

Lunch at Habanero's, with Kim

Work meeting

Nap

Aikido

Saturday:

No Jodo

Geocaching

Nap

Bowling - 155, 159, 156, 158, 170

Dinner at El Centinela

Basketball

Sunday:

Spring forward

Blueberry pancakes

Nap

Yard work

Aikido Friday Night - 3/7/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe throws me some with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.  

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Waki Gatamae

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/6/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe is throwing me with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi taoshi, Hiki-taoshi, and Ude Hineri

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/4/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  And he started throwing me with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Gedan-ate, Oshi taoshi, and Ude gaeshi, and Shomen-ate.  I threw him a few times with Gedan-ate as well

Commentary:

Ended the class early because my knee was acting up.  Looks to be a temporary thing.

Weekend update

 Friday

Vet for Satchmo

MMR vaccine at HEB

Lunch at Habanero's, solo

Bowling lesson at Armadilla in Pasadena

Pick up Kim

Aikido

Saturday:

No Jodo

Yardwork

Replace big lawnmower battery

ArmadilloCon work

Bowling - 187, 126, 178, 201, 212

Dinner at El Centinela

Sunday:

Yard work

Nap

Banana pudding

Bread

Oscars

Aikido Friday Night - 2/28/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe throws me some with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.  

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Gyaku gamae-ate, Ushiro-ate, and work on Waki Gatamae

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 2/27/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe is throwing me with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Shomen-ate, Oshi taoshi, Ude-gaeshi, and Hiki-taoshi. Ude Hineri

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 2/25/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  And he started throwing me with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Hiki taoshi, Ude gaeshi, and Shomen-ate.  I threw him a few times with Shomen ate as well

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

Friday

Work - off the clock

Lunch at Sophia's, with K

Lunch meeting

Kim therapy session

Aikido

Saturday:

No Jodo

Part pickup at McRee

Stop at Academy

Stop at Ace

Nap

Bowling - 131, 99, 155

Dinner at El Centinela

Sunday:

Yard work

BAGS meeting at Red River

Brownies

Aikido Friday Night - 2/21/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.  

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Shomen-ate at 3-step, Hiki taoshi, and Ude-hineri

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 2/20/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi taoshi, Ude-gaeshi, and Hiki-taoshi, Ude Hineri, and Ushiro ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 2/18/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Hiki taoshi, Ude gaeshi, Oshi taoshi, and Ushiro ate

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

 Friday

Oil change for truck

Lunch at Habanero's

Bowling

Kim therapy session

Saturday:

No Jodo

Yard work

Dinner at El Centinela

Sunday:

Nap

4 hours of work

Peach pie

Shepherd's Pie

Aikido Thursday Night - 2/13/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi taoshi, Ude-gaeshi, and Hiki-taoshi.  Brief intro to Ude Hineri

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 2/11/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Some of the first 8

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

Friday

Eye appointment for Kim's dad.

Lunch from Habanero's

Work meeting

Kim therapy session

Saturday:

Jodo

4 hours of work

Bowling

Dinner at El Centinela

Sunday:

Nap

Angels' Wings

Super Bowl

Aikido Friday Night - 2/7/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.  And a third time as a break during the techniques.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Shomen-ate, Aigamae-ate, Gyaku-gamae-ate, Ushiro-ate, Oshi taoshi, and Ude-gaeshi

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 2/6/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi taoshi, Ude-gaeshi, and Hiki-taoshi

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

 Friday

Ki'm knee surgery

Lunch from Habanero's

No Aikido

Saturday:

No Jodo

Blueberry muffins

Dinner at El Centinela

Sunday:

Nap

Bowling

Aikido Tuesday Night - 2/4/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Gyaku gamae-ate, Gedan-ate, Oshi taoshi,  Ude-gaeshi, and Hiki-toashi

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/30/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Ushiro-ate, Shomen-ate, Oshi taoshi, and an intro to Hiki-taoshi

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 1/28/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Gyaku gamae-ate, Gedan-ate, Oshi taoshi, and Ude-gaeshi

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

Friday

Rehab

Lunch at Hearsay, on the Strand, for Galveston Restaurant Week

Work meeting

Bowling: 151, 169, 112, 149, 129

Aikido

Saturday:

Jodo

Clean out some of the hedge

Dinner at El Centinela

Sunday:

Blueberry muffins

Nap

Football

Aikido Friday Night - 1/24/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi-taosi, ude-gaeshi, shomen-ate, and agamae-ate

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/23/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi-taoshi

Commentary:

We spent a lot of time on the releases as well as discussing Sensei Halloway's thoughts on Osho-taoshi

Weekend update

Friday

Lunch at Habanero's, solo

Prep plants for winter storm

Heater repair

Aikido

Saturday:

Jodo

Football

Dinner at El Centinela

Football

Banana Bread

Sunday:

Nap

Prep plants for winter storm

Bowling: 132, 106, 99, 114, 130

Football

Aikido Friday Night - 1/17/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi-taosi, ude-hineri, and gedan-ate

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/16/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Oshi-taoshi

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 1/14/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Demonstration:

Gabe demonstrated for his green belt.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Oshi-taoshi

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

Friday

heater repair

Lunch at Habanero's, solo

Aikido

Saturday:

Jodo

Football

Nap

Dinner at El Centinela

Football

Sunday:

Football

Aikido Friday Night - 1/10/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

The first 5

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/9/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

The first 5

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 1/3/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

The first 5

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/2/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

The first 5

Commentary:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 12/27/24

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

The first 5

Commentary:

None of note.