Aikido Monday Evening - 7/13/26

Aikido players:

Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

4-6

Techniques:

Shomen-ate and Oshi taoshi

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

Thursday:

• Aikido

 Friday:

• K's medical appointment
• Mailed passport renewal
• Hair cut
• Lunch at Habanero's with K
• Bowl

Saturday:

• Mow
• Over to Kat's for real estate paperwork
• Over to mom's for quilting light and pictures
• Dinner at El Centinela's with K and C

Sunday:

• 1 hour yard work
• Nap
• Angel food cake
• Sourdough

Aikido Thursday Evening - 7/9/26

Aikido players:

Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

1st-4th

Techniques:

More Oshi taoshi

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 7/6/26

Aikido players:

Kim and Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Once

Releases:

1-4

Techniques:

Oshi taoshi

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update - 4th of July

   Thursday:

• Aikido

 Friday:

• Two hours of yardwork
• Tried to get hair cut
• Deposited check
• Got passport photos as Walgreens
• Skunk repellent
• Lunch at Joe's with K and CT
• Over at mom's with photos
• Bowl
• Soccer

Saturday:

• Nap
• Soccer
• Fireworks at home with dogs

Sunday:

• Angel food cake
• Nap
• Aunt Gail's to replace phone
• Soccer

Aikido Thursday Evening - 7/2/26

Aikido players:

Kim and Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

None tonight

Releases:

Second release

Techniques:

Intro to Oshi taoshi

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 6/29/26

Aikido players:

Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Not tonight

Releases:

None tonight

Techniques:

Some work on 6, 7, and 8 in preparation for Rachel seeing them soon

Commentary:

None tonight.

Weekend update

  Thursday:

• 2 hours of yard work
• Aikido

 Friday:

• Take Oberon to vet for sonogram
• Pay Water Bill
• Pay Dr. Hodapp
• Morgan Stanley meeting
• Lunch at La Casita with K and C
• Bowl

Saturday:

• Pick up Kat's mower at Gill's
• 1.5 hours of weed-eating
• Nap
• Aikido
• Drop off mower at Kat's
• Dinner with K and Kat at Tony's near Kat's place

Sunday:

• Blueberry muffins
• 2 hours of yard work
• Nap
• Lunch and Munch at Red River with BAGS

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 6/27/26

Aikido players:

Kim.

Ukemi:

Not today

The Walk:

Not today

Releases:

Not today

Techniques:

Worked on 6, 7, and 8 from Ju Nana Hon Kata.

Commentary:

None today.

Aikido Thursday Evening - 6/25/26

Aikido players:

Kim and Rachel.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Rachel for her green belt demonstration

Releases:

Rachel for her green belt demonstration

Techniques:

Ju Nana Hon Kata 15 - for Rachel's Yonkyu demonstration

Commentary:

None tonight. 

Aikido Monday Evening - 6/22/26

Aikido players:

Rachel and Kim.

Ukemi:

Stretches, slaps, and falls

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

All 8

Techniques:

All of the first 5.  Also ran through a scenario I saw at Windsong about being trapped against a wall when someone chokes you.

Commentary:

Ran through her Green Belt demonstration as a dry run. 

Weekend update - SoonerCon

 Thursday:

• Up early to catch flight
• Flight to OKC
• Late breakfast at The Dine in downtown Norman
• Aikido class at Windsong at noon
• Aikido class at Windsong at 6
• Attempt Dinner at Royal Bavaria

 Friday:

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Get badge
• Dinner at Royal Bavaria

Saturday:

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Aikido
• Hugo Panel
• Marketing for Convention Artists panel
• Fiddle around with  ghost signatures in the bar
• Dinner at Bill's Steakhouse and Saloon

Sunday:

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Richard Hescox Panel
• Lunch at Jimmy's Round up Cafe and Fried Pies
• Sit in the airport for 7 hours - flight delayed by 3.5 hours