Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 10/8/11

Aikido players: Tim, Trey, Brad, Marvin, and Gayle

Ukemi:

Left-side
The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

Worked with Brad.  He did fairly well

Techniques:

Worked with Brad on no. 8.  He made some substantial improvements by the end of the class.

Worked with Marvin and Gayle on Shomen-ate.

Worked, as tori, with Trey on the offesnive jo portion of Koryu Dai San

Worked, as uke, with Trey for the kneeling portion of Koryu Dai San.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 10/6/11

Aikido players: Kim. 

Ukemi:

A couple of falls

The Walk:

Not tonight

Releases:

Not tonight

Techniques:

We worked on defensive and offensive jo work from Koryu Dai San, with K. as uke.  We made it through all of the defensive portion and a couple of the offensive jo.  It made quite a bit of difference working with someone that light.  I've got to ramp down the energy and just use uke's.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 08/21/10

Aikidokas: Tim, Mike, Carla, Craig, Jeff, Gail, Larry, Trey, Thor, Troy, Brad

Ukemi: A light warm-up.

Today was a mini-seminar on the last half of the Weapons sections of Koryu Dai San no Kata.  We covered offensive Jo and double-bokken.  I learned a bunch.  I was also taken to task quite a bit for what we call my "monster-face" and my stance when working with the weapons.

Mike, Larry, and Craig were the main instructors for the seminar.

My monster-face is a manifestation of tension.  I, usually, occurs when I'm not extremely comfortable with something.  Not to say that I'm tension-free when I am comfortable with something, however.  I was often told to just let go and do.  Don't worry or flinch.  Hah!  Well, it's something to strive for.

I just had an possible insight.  I wonder if the flinching during the techniques has to do with my height?  At 6'5" I have to duck under a lot of things.  I wonder if seeing the bokken come toward me causes me to want to duck under it?

I think I enjoyed the last technique of the double-bokken the most.  It was the most complex, but it really engaged my mind.  Here's the sequence:  Uke strikes at knee, jabs at right shoulder, jabs at left shoulder, overhead strike, overhead strike.

I have the most trouble with the counter to the left shoulder jab as tori.  The tip of my bokken did not want to make a small circle and end up on the inside of uke's bokken.  I always ended up in a block with the grip up high and the tip pointing down.  I'm going to have to work on that.

Aftermath: Tired.  Was standing, learning, and filming for 4 hours.  My legs were beat.

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 11/14/09

Aikidokas: Tim and Trey.

Ukemi: I did a full warm-up.

The Walk: Not today.

Releases: Not today.

Techniques:

Apparently it was my day for work. I worked on the first 5 kneeling of Koryu Dai San. I would have worked through all of them, but my left toe developed its usual blister after #5. I then also worked on all 8 of the standing Koryu Dai San.

I was, as usual, too tense. It can take me a while to relax if I haven't been tore for a while.

After that, Tim started to have Trey go through Ju Nan Hon Kata. We made it to #2 before Tom showed up. This was after about 2 hours of work for Trey and me, so Tim decided we were too tired and should uke from there on. So, we worked on Shomen-ate and Aigamae-ate with Tom. He's a lot softer than he was just a couple of weeks ago.

Aftermath: Bandage on the toe.

Nidan requirements

The following are the techniques I need to know for my Nidan:

Owaza Ju Pon

1. Kubi Guruma - neck wheel

2. Kata Otoshi - shoulder drop

3. Ude Guruma - arm wheel

4. Hiji Guruma - elbow wheel

5. Aiki Nage - fitting in throw

6. Shiho Nage - four corner (all directions) throw

Retreat with right foot: fade-away. Don't push too much. That will cause uke to spin into you.

7. Ushiro Ate - behind (from the rear) strike

Get the initial off balance. Separate centers at the end.

8. Kote Gaeshi - wrist turn

9. Ushiro Kubi Gatame - hold from behind (the rear)

10. Shizumi Otoshi - sinking body drop

Koryu Dai San - Kneeling

1. Oshi Taoshi - Tore attempts shomen ate. When uke blocks, tore circles into oshi taoshi.

Must remember to open and not pivot. Also, get the proper initial off-balance.

2. Gyakugamae Ate - Uke strikes with right hand to tore's temple. Tore rises with shomen ate to uke's opposite eye.

3. Kote Gaeshi - Uke punches at tore's abdomen. Tore evades, threatens eye, throws kote gaeshi.

Don't extend uke to much on first off-balance, he has to be able to recover.

4. Ryote Mochi Sukui Nage - Uke grabs both tore's wrists and stands. Tore lifts arms, off-balancing uke, then turns uke into roll-out.

"Happy Buddha" arms as near to overhead as possible. Rock uke back on his right heel and then pivot to the right, sweeping the right hand down to catch uke's foot.

5. Tentai Kote Hineri - Uke chokes from behind. Tore frees himself, takes uke down in tentai kote hineri.

6. Shiho Nage - Uke approaches from tore's left, grabbing the wrist. Tore secures the grip, performs shiho nage.

The grip is locked by locking uke's hand down with the right hand and turning the left hand out.

7. Gedan Ate - Uke approaches from tore's right, grabbing the sleeve. As uke tries to pull tore up, tore places his right hand on uke's knee joint.

8. Hiji Kime - Uke approaches from the front, grabbing at tore's collar. Tore takes uke's hand, turning into mae otoshi.

Koryu Dai San - Standing

1. Kote Mawashi

Uke grabs tore's left collar. Tore steps back slightly with the left foot while at the same time throwing an uppercut at uke with the right hand. As the right hand continues past the upper cut, tore grabs uke's right hand and turns it over into a mawashi. Tore's left hand, knife edge, lands on uke's elbow. Tore turns to the left, rolling uke's arm counter clockwise tore's left hand. Tore then steps forward, pushin through to uke's left should with his left hand, causing uke to fall.

2. Uchi Tenkai Nage

Uke grabs tore's left hand. Tore does 7th release. Tore follows the thumb, getting a mawash on uke's right hand and sending uke into roll-out.

3. Gyakugamae Ate

This one can be done with two timings: before uke grabs the collar or afterwards.

Before

Uke reaches for tore's right sleeve. Tore steps forward, collapsing uke's arm, then rotates his center, pushing through uke's right shoulder.

After

Uke grabs tore's right sleeve. Tore steps back, collapsing uke's arm, then steps forward knocking uke back while pushing through uke's right shoulder.

4. Kote Kajiki

Uke grabs tore's left hand. Tore does 4th release, tore switches hands into "thread the needle." For uke's safety, tore then waits for uke to turn around. When uke takes a step, tore takes a step and drops the arm, supporting uke as he goes over.

5. Mae Otoshi

Uke attempts to choke tore with a cross-handed collar choke. Tore steps back to his left, bringing his hands up to intercept the choke with his thumbs up. Tore grabs uke's left hand and then finishes the technique with mae-otoshi.

6. Ushiro Waza Mae Otoshi

Uke grabs tore's right hand. Tore does 5th release, uke tries to attack tore with his left hand, turns into mae otoshi.

7. Ushiro Waza Tentai Kote Hineri

Uke attempts to grab tore from behind. Tore steps to back and to the left, getting his arms into the "Happy Buddha" posture and grabbing uke's left wrist with his right hand. Tore grabs uke's wrist into tentai kote hineri, and finishes the technique as in Ju Nana Hon Kata.

8. Mune Tori Kata Gatame

Uke attacks with shomen ate. Tore steps to right, drops uke's hand to his foot, falling uke. Tore twists ankle to turn uke over, pins legs, then takes uke's arm into arm-bar.

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 6/20/09

Aikidokas: Trey. Sensei Tim was in the dojo, but is not yet allowed on the mat.

Ukemi: Full set, no big falls.

The Walk: Not tonight.

Releases: Not tonight.

Techniques:

Trey ran through 1-5 Ju Nana Hon Kata. Sensei had him go through right and then left, one attempt each side. We then went through and then 11-17 of Ju Nana Hon Kata a little more patiently, at least for 14-17.

1-5 were much, much, better than the previous night's versions. I've got a nice bruise on my right forearm, almost assuredly from Ushiro-ate.

11-17 were pretty good as well

We did not get all the way through working on Hiki-otoshi. It has the funkiest footwork/timing of any of the first 17. It's pretty important that uke feel confident in tore on this technique, sol we spend some time working up to the actual throw.

We then ran through the 8 standing techniques of Koryu Dai San

1. Kote Mawashi

Uke grabs tore's left collar. Tore steps back slightly with the left foot while at the same time throwing an uppercut at uke with the right hand. As the right hand continues past the upper cut, tore grabs uke's right hand and turns it over into a mawashi. Tore's left hand, knife edge, lands on uke's elbow. Tore turns to the left, rolling uke's arm counter clockwise tore's left hand. Tore then steps forward, pushin through to uke's left should with his left hand, causing uke to fall.

2. Uchi Tenkai Nage

Uke grabs tore's left hand. Tore does 7th release. Tore follows the thumb, getting a mawash on uke's right hand and sending uke into roll-out.

3. Gyakugamae Ate

This one can be done with two timings: before uke grabs the collar or afterwards.

Before

Uke reaches for tore's right sleeve. Tore steps forward, collapsing uke's arm, then rotates his center, pushing through uke's right shoulder.

After

Uke grabs tore's right sleeve. Tore steps back, collapsing uke's arm, then steps forward knocking uke back while pushing through uke's right shoulder.

4. Kote Kajiki

Uke grabs tore's left hand. Tore does 4th release, tore switches hands into "thread the needle." For uke's safety, tore then waits for uke to turn around. When uke takes a step, tore takes a step and drops the arm, supporting uke as he goes over.

5. Mae Otoshi

Uke attempts to choke tore with a cross-handed collar choke. Tore steps back to his left, bringing his hands up to intercept the choke with his thumbs down. Tore grabs uke's left hand and then finishes the technique with mae-otoshi.

6. Ushiro Waza Mae Otoshi

Uke grabs tore's right hand. Tore does 5th release, uke tries to attack tore with his left hand, turns into mae otoshi.

7. Ushiro Waza Tentai Kote Hineri

Uke attempts to grab tore from behind. Tore steps to right, getting his arms into the "Happy Buddha" posture and grabbing uke's left wrist with his right hand. Tore grabs uke's wrist into tentai kote hineri, and finishes the technique as in Ju Nana Hon Kata.

8. Mune Tori Kata Gatame

Uke attacks with shomen ate. Tore steps to right, drops uke's hand to his foot, falling uke. Tore twists ankle to turn uke over, pins legs, then takes uke's arm into arm-bar.

Aftermath: Tweak of my left hip joint. It came from a weird fall last week and it gets aggravated on left-sided roll-outs or left-sided big falls. Looks like I may have about two weeks for it to recover as Trey is not going to be at the dojo next weekend, leaving me with simple ukemi if any at all.

Aikido Friday Night - 6/19/09

Aikidokas: Trey. Sensei Tim was in the dojo, but is not yet allowed on the mat.

Ukemi: Full set, no big falls.

The Walk: Not tonight.

Releases: Not tonight.

Techniques:

Trey ran through 1-10 of Ju Nana Hon Kata. It's been quite a while since he's run through that set, so rust was showing. Frustration levels were quite high, but he got most of the techniques quickly. I had some rust ukeing for some of them, my reactions were a little quick.

Toughs one were: Aigamae-ate, Gyakugamae-ate, and Ushiro-ate

We then ran through the first 4 standing techniques of Koryu Dai San No Kata

1. Kote Mawashi

Uke grabs tore's left collar. Tore steps back slightly with the left foot while at the same time throwing an uppercut at uke with the right hand. As the right hand continues past the upper cut, tore grabs uke's right hand and turns it over into a mawashi. Tore's left hand, knife edge, lands on uke's elbow. Tore turns to the left, rolling uke's arm counter clockwise tore's left hand. Tore then steps forward, pushin through to uke's left should with his left hand, causing uke to fall.

2. Uchi Tenkai Nage

Uke grabs tore's left hand. Tore does 7th release. Tore follows the thumb, getting a mawash on uke's right hand and sending uke into roll-out.

3. Gyakugamae Ate

This one can be done with two timings: before uke grabs the collar or afterwards.

Before

Uke reaches for tore's right sleeve. Tore steps forward, collapsing uke's arm, then rotates his center, pushing through uke's right shoulder.

After

Uke grabs tore's right sleeve. Tore steps back, collapsing uke's arm, then steps forward knocking uke back while pushing through uke's right shoulder.

4. Kote Kajiki

Uke grabs tore's left hand. Tore does 4th release, tore switches hands into "thread the needle." For uke's safety, tore then waits for uke to turn around. When uke takes a step, tore takes a step and drops the arm, supporting uke as he goes over.

Aftermath: None of note.