Weekend update

   Friday:

• Oil change for truck
• Knee appt for C
• Lunch at Habanero's, solo
• Bowling lesson and practice
• Tie dye

Saturday:

• Leatherwork
• Nap
• Aikido
• Dinner at El Centinela with K and C

Sunday:

• Leatherwork
• Tie dye
• Tax work

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 3/14/26

Aikido players:

None

Ukemi:

None today

The Walk:

Not today

Releases:

Not today

Techniques:

Worked on Kihon, Omote, and Chudan from SMR Jodo

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Thursday Evening - 3/12/26

Aikido players:

Rachel and Kim

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

2nd and 8th.

Techniques:

Worked on Ushiro-ate and Gyaku gamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Weekend update

    Friday:

• Driver's license renewal
• Interview support at CACI
• Lunch at Frenchie's, solo
• Supported interview at CACI
• Bowling, with K

Saturday:

• Attempted to bowl at a tournament, couldn't bowl as a single
• Mowed the yard
• Leatherwork
• Nap
• Aikido
• Dinner at El Centinela with K

Sunday:

• Nap
• Tie dye
• Lasagna

Aikido Monday Evening - 3/9/26

Aikido players:

Rachel and Kim

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice. 

Releases:

Worked on the 7th and 8th releases.

Techniques:

Worked on Gyaku gamae-ate and Ushiro-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 3/7/26

Aikido players:

None

Ukemi:

None today

The Walk:

Not today

Releases:

Not today

Techniques:

Worked on Kihon, Omote, and Chudan from SMR Jodo

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Thursday Evening - 3/5/26

Aikido players:

Rachel

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and no falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

7th and 8th.

Techniques:

Worked on Ushiro-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 3/2/26

Aikido players:

Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, and slaps, but no ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice. 

Releases:

Worked on the 5th and 6th releases.

Techniques:

Worked on Gyaku gamae-ate and an intro to Ushiro-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

   Friday:

• Oil change for Flex
• Lunch at Classic Cafe, solo
• Supported interview at CACI

Saturday:

• New tires and alignment for Flex
• Nap
• Bowling, with K
• No aikido
• Dinner at El Centinela with K and her dad

Sunday:

• Yard work
• Nap

Aikido Thursday Evening - 2/26/26

Aikido players:

Rachel

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

First through fourth releases.

Techniques:

Worked on Shomen-ate and Aigamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 2/23/26

Aikido players:

Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice. 

Releases:

Worked on the 1st thru 4th releases.

Techniques:

Worked on Gyaku gamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

  Friday:

• Left bright and early for Fencon in Dallas
• Art show at Fencon

Saturday:

• breakfast at Huckleberry's
• Pick up P.N. Elrod in Fort Worth to come to FenCon
• Art show at FenCon

Sunday:

• Breakfast at Old Market Street Cafe
• Art show at FenCon
• Drive home
• Olympics

Aikido Thursday Evening - 2/19/26

Aikido players:

None tonight

Ukemi:

Not tonight.

The Walk:

Not tonight.

Releases:

None tonight.

Techniques:

Worked on Kihon, Omote, and Chudan from SMR Jodo

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 2/16/26

Aikido players:

Igor.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice. And then a few more

Releases:

Worked on the 8th release and then went through the entire set with Igor.

Techniques:

Igor worked on Shomen-ate and Aigamae-ate on the left side.

Commentary:

Igor's last class for a few months as he heads to Kazahkstan.

Weekend update

 Friday:

• Banking
• Lunch at Habanero's, solo
• Bowling
• Olympics

Saturday:

• Olympics
• Bowling with K
• No aikido
• Dinner at El Centinela, with K

Sunday:

• Olympics
• Nap
• Brownies

Weekend update

    Friday:

• Unwrap plants
• Put up Xmas decorations
• Lunch at Habanero's, solo
• Bowling
• Pick up dog food

Saturday:

• Generator test
• Prune fig and peach trees
• No aikido
• Dinner at El Centinela, with K

Sunday:

• Olympics
• Replace light bulbs on porch

Aikido Monday Evening - 2/2/26

Aikido players:

Rachel and Igor.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice. And then a few more

Releases:

Worked on the 6th release with Igor and Rachel.

Techniques:

Rachel & Igor worked on Aigamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

   Friday:

• Put in 4 hours at the day job
• Lunch at Habanero's, solo
• Travel to Aggiecon
• Dinner at the Feed Barn in Bryan

Saturday:

• Breakfast at Hullaballoo Diner, disappointing
• Aggiecon
• Present Martha with the Copperhead Award from ALAMO
• Lunch at A&M hotel with Kurt, Michelle, Jonathan, Chuck, Martha, Troyce
• Head home

Sunday:

• Pancakes
• Bowling
• Start taxes

Weekend update

  Friday:

• Wrapped plants and pipes
• Lunch at Habanero's, solo
• Bowling at Dilla

Saturday:

• More wrapping of plants
• Nap
• Aikido
• Dinner at El Centinela's with K

Sunday:

• Nap
• Football

Aikido Thursday Evening - 1/29/26

Aikido players:

Igor and Rachel

Ukemi:

Stretches, basic slaps, falls.

The Walk:

Multiple times.

Releases:

Worked on the 4th and 5th releases.

Techniques:

Worked on Aigamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 1/24/26

Aikido players:

Igor

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Multiple times

Releases:

3rd release

Techniques:

Shomen-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Thursday Evening - 1/22/26

Aikido players:

Igor and Kim and Rachel

Ukemi:

Stretches, basic slaps, falls.

The Walk:

Multiple times.

Releases:

Worked on the 1st releases with Igor.  R and K worked on 3 & 4

Techniques:

Worked on Shomen-ate with Igor. K and R worked on Gyaku gamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Weekend update

 Friday:

• Worked on PVC frame for banana plant shelter
• Lunch at Habanero's, solo
• Bowling at Dilla, and then at Bowlero

Saturday:

• Nap
• Aikido
• Football
• Dinner at El Centinela's with K and her dad

Sunday:

• Nap
• Football
• Pasta e fagioli
• Brownies

Aikido Monday Evening - 1/19/26

Aikido players:

Kim and Igor.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice. And then a few more

Releases:

Worked on the 1st release with Igor.

Techniques:

Kim & Igor worked on Shomen-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 1/17/26

Aikido players:

Kim, Igor, and two potential new students.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Multiple times

Releases:

2nd release

Techniques:

Shomen-ate

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Thursday Evening - 1/15/26

Aikido players:

Igor and Kim

Ukemi:

Stretches, basic slaps, falls.

The Walk:

Multiple times.

Releases:

Worked on the 1st releases

Techniques:

Worked on Shomen-ate

Commentary:

Two new students?  We'll see. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 1/12/26

Aikido players:

Kim, Rachel and Igor.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Worked on the 1st release with Igor, K & R worked on another release.

Techniques:

K&R worked on Gyaku gamae-ate.  Igor worked on Shomen-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

Friday:

• Workout at AF with K
• Lunch at Habanero's with K and her dad
• Bowling lesson for K and I
• Football

Saturday:

• 2 hours of work on the hedge
• Nap
• Aikido
• Dinner at El Centinela's with K

Sunday:

• Up early to go cheer Carissa and Ben at eh Houston Marathon
• Jigsaw puzzle at Val's
• Lunch a Local Foods
• Football
• Nap

Aikido Thursday Evening - 1/8/26

Aikido players:

Two potential new students

Ukemi:

Demoed Stretches, basic slaps, falls.

The Walk:

Demoed.

Releases:

Worked on the 3rd-4th releases 

Techniques:

Worked on Kihon, Omote, and Chudan from SMR Jodo

Commentary:

Two new students?  We'll see. 

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 1/10/26

Aikido players:

None.

Ukemi:

None today

The Walk:

None today

Releases:

None today. 

Techniques:

Worked on Kihon, Omote, and Chudan from SMR Jodo

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 12/29/25

Aikido players:

Kim and Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

7th release.

Techniques:

Worked on Gyaku gamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Monday Evening - 1/5/26

Aikido players:

Kim and Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and ukemi.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Worked on the 8th release.

Techniques:

Worked on Gyaku gamae-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.