Monday Night at the Dojo 1/15
Aikidokas: Randy, Martin, Keith, Shiela, Leonard, and TJ.
Cold mat. Cold dojo. At least for Texas. 56 degrees when we started. Last time I checked, after the heater'd been on for a while, it was 60. A majority of folks wore socks while on the mat. It made life bearable even though the footing was a little less certain.
Ukemi: Slightly off tonight. No discernable reason.
The Walk: nothing unusual.
Releases: Worked with Martin. Minor tweaks.
Techniques: with Martin
Kote-gaeshi: Managed to get some throws on this one. And my follow-up improved. Randy suggested getting uke's arm *outside* the working leg as opposed to between the legs to improve the tension and speed up the lock.
Mae-otoshi: Got a couple of throws right-sided. Left-sided the brain was happily doing a butterfly-dance instead of aikido.
Randori: We did a little hand randori for a while. Good stuff.
Aftermath: TJ's got some amazing joints. We're going to have to be careful with armlocks on him as you can practically spin his arm out of socket without causing a pain reaction. Rain, sleet predicted for overnight did not occur.
1 comments:
I can offer a guess about why the ukemi was off tonight. The socks changed your footing. As you get better and better at ukemi you will find that tori can generally project you further and further before you get to the 'point of no return' and have to turn over and fall. With unsure footing you've moved your 'point of no return' a little closer. You don't have the grip and sensation of the first two toes on the mat to help you control the fall.
Of course, there are times when it's too cold to work out without socks - but it's good to know and remind your partners that it's less sure and less safe with socks on.
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