11.20.2025

Aikido Monday Evening - 11/17/25

Aikido players:

Rachel and Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

1st-4th

Techniques:

Aigamae-ate.

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

   Friday:

  • Sheetrock work
  • Paid off the new roof
  • Bills
  • Water blueberries
  • Put out bluebonnet seeds
  • Lunch at El Centinela's with Kim
  • Bowling with Kim and then bowling lesson
Saturday:
  • Sheetrock work
  • Football
  • Nap
  • Aikido
  • Dinner at El Centinela's with Kim 
Sunday:
  • Sheetrock work
  • Nap
  • Football

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 11/15/25

Aikido players:

Rachel and Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, basic slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Worked on the 1st-4th releases 

Techniques:

Aigamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Thursday Evening - 11/13/25

Aikido players:

Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, basic slaps.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Worked on the 1st-4th releases 

Techniques:

None tonight

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 11/10/25

Aikido players:

Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

1st-4th

Techniques:

None tonight.

Commentary:

None tonight.

11.13.2025

Weekend update

  Friday:

  • Took Chester to the dentist
  • Lunch at El Centinela's, solo
  • Bowling
Saturday:
  • Blueberry muffins
  • Did some work on the hedge
  • Football
  • Nap
  • Aikido
  • Dinner at El Centinela's with Kim 
Sunday:
  • Nap
  • Football

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 11/8/25

Aikido players:

Kim.

Ukemi:

Kim stretched while I worked on Jodo. 

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Worked on the first 4.

Techniques:

I did some work on Kihon, Omote and Chudan from SMR Jodo before Kim arrived.

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Thursday Evening - 11/6/25

Aikido players:

Rachel and Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, basic slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Worked on the 1st-4th releases 

Techniques:

Aigamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

11.05.2025

Aikido Monday Evening - 11/3/25

Aikido players:

Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

5th-8th

Techniques:

Worked on aigamae -ate.

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

    Friday:

  • Mow the lawn
  • Lunch at El Centinela's, solo
  • Bowling
  • Out front for 14 trick-or-treaters
Saturday:
  • Buy a fence panel for Kat
  • Football
  • Nap
  • No Aikido
  • Deliver fence panel to Kat 
  • Dinner at El Centinela's with K
Sunday:
  • More yard work
  • Nap
  • Football

Aikido Thursday Evening - 10/30/25

Aikido players:

Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, basic slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Worked on the 1st-4th releases 

Techniques:

Shomenate and Aigamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 10/27/25

Aikido players:

Rachel and Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

3rd and 4th

Techniques:

Worked on aigamae -ate

Commentary:

None tonight.