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.