165:Wednesday 7:00 : May 31, 2006

Basic:

Technique:
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2
Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi Shihonage-1
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae- 1 & 2
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2

Jiyuwaza Practice

Note:
Class of 6, test training. There are many techniques I can do what I'm supposed to do, but I cant describe in words. Hope it'll start come out with words someday : )

164:Wednesday 5:45 : May 31, 2006

Basic:

Technique:

Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae- 1 & 2
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae- 1 & 2


Note:
Class of 3, good practice for Dai Ni Kihon. There are so many techniques on the list, it takes time just to go through them...

163:Tuesday 7:00 : May 30, 2006

Basic:

Technique:

Must Techniques for the test

Jiyuwaza with Sensei after the class.

Not to come up when to make Zanshin.
Try to move Uke in a bigger circle (shihonage kuzushi)

Its not bad to be close to Uke.

To be Sensei's uke, I dont really do anything except for making a decision to flip.
Taking strong as Shite is not always bad esp. for jiyuwaza, it makes easier for uke to flip out of it.
I think...

Note:
Class of 7, JUST TEST TRAINING!! : )

I still dont know how to pace, how to design my circle when I flip out for jiyuwaza. YET, its fun to do Uke. I may hurt my muscle someday unless I learn the better way to land...I may find the better way before I get hurt... ; )

162:Tuesday 5:45 : May 30, 2006

Basic:

Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2

Technique:

Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-2
Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1


Note:
Class of 3. Worked on details : )

Tai no Henko-1: Dont let shoulders to come up all the way.

I focused on Zanshin at the end, not easy ; )

161:Saturday 6:15 : May 27, 2006

Basic:
Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2

Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-2

Shumatsu Dosa-1
Shumatsu Dosa-2

Technique:
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1

Jiyuwaza Practice (Katate Mochi)

Jiyuwaza (Uke) 5 hard throws.

Note:
Class of 4, very focused on kihon dosa and basic details.

I just have to trust that it comes with training, I sometimes feel I dont even know what I'm supposed to do esp. with Kihon Dosa. Its easy to get lost in mind, so I try to trust the theory.

Still having a hard time falling backwards... with Sokumen Iriminage, not so much with Shomen Iriminage. For Ikkajo, the more I do it, the more I like it : )

So many flips in a day, so much fun...just got very tired at the end : )

160:Saturday 11:30 : May 27, 2006

国際クラス

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Nikajo, and Ikkajo Throw

Nikajo pin practice

Note:
Class of 15, 16... smaller than usual.

Good practice of Hiriki no Yosei-1, focused on "how much" to go forward. I still am try to move with my front foot rather than pushing from the back, its not bad to try one thing at a time ; )

Jiyuwaza with 2 ex-senshusei after the class. They did not throw me so hard, so it turned out to be like me flipping by myself around them...it wouldnt be the worst for the baby step stage, yet
thats what I need to work on. I meant to ask like 10 throws but I think they did more, and did not show any sign to stop because I was getting running out...
I totally ran out towards the end of the second set...couldnt help thinking, I must have asked to the wrong people...I knew the answer but I had to ask, "when you run out, what do you do?" ...the answer can not be anything other than this, " you keep going, man!"
It was a lot of fun : )

159:Friday 7:00 : May 26, 2006

Basic:
Back Breakfalls (50)

Kihon Dosa (all)

Technique:
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1 & 2
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2

Jiyuwaza (Katate Mochi, Shomen Uchi)

Note:

Class of 3, all taking the same test, we did pretty much what we will do on the test.

One of the hard classes, we all went speechless...even we were accused for making "so many" mistakes in techniques and Jiyuwaza to be laughable if we look back when we get to Nidan, we stayed in a good focus, (I think) we all enjoyed it very much : )

158:Thursday 7:00 : May 25, 2006

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1 with partner
Hiriki no Yosei-2 with partner

Technique:

Test Techniques, focused on
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2

There is no PUNCH in Hijiate Kokyunage

Note:
Class of 8, test training. There are ways to apply techqniques, approaches can be different.
Hanmi Handachi, Katate Mochi Yonkajo...interesting to learn various ways.

157:Thursday 5:45 : May 25, 2006

Basic :
Shumatsu Dosa-1
Shumatsu Dosa-2

Techqnique:
Ryote Mochi Shomen Iriminage-1
Shomen Uchi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Shomen Tsuki Kokyunage
Shomen Uchi Kokyunage

Note:
Class of 3, non Test Stuff...

My body has been very stiff since Tuesday, I can not fall as I mean to, esp. for backwars. Its really not fun, and today my butt's sore...(this stiffness went on until Thursday.)

Shomen Uchi Kokyunage was fun to learn, we can do it for Jiyuwaza.

156:Wednesday 7:00 : May 24, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Yonkajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Sokumen Iriminage-2
Yokomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-2
Kata Mochi Hijishime-1
Katate Mochi Shihonage-2

Note:

Class of 6. Test Training.

Its a good chance to see what I used to see, what I didnt see, what I see now training for the test techniques I took last year.

During the class, I was trying to get off of the pain I had from the class before. Again, its really not a good idea to land on my feet.

Attacking, flipping, hiriki no yosei...things I'm working on : )

155:Wednesday 5:45 May 24, 2006

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-2

Techqnique:
Jiyuwaza Practice
Katate Mochi
Shomen Uchi
Yokomen Uchi
Shomen Tsuki


Note:

Class of 3, Hiriki no Yosei is very difficult!!! I thought I was behind from sensei's call and I did not have enough time to do all the points I wanted to do, yet I was told that I was ahead of it...guess I was not listening the call so well...

Jiyuwaza, now I am not exactly afraid of being thrown, I should start thinking of "how" to flip.
Landing on my feet ( as I usually do) is not exactly a smart idea. ( it hurts...)

To apply the tecniques, I really should stay lower and watch my balance, I "try" to make movements but its always "attempt" level.

154:Tuesday 7:00 : May 23, 2006

Basic:

Back Breakfalls (20)

Kihon Dosa
Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2
Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-2

Technique:
Dai Ichi Kihon (all)

Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2

Jiyuwaza Practice (Katate Mochi)

Jiyuwaza (Shomen Uchi)

Note:
Class of 7, Test Training.

There is so much to do...its fun to find things to work on while training even on our own.
Sometimes, what feels like right is not...yet its (must be) worth finding it too.

For Jiyuwaza, its so so so much more fun to be thrown than to throw... : )

153:Tuesday 5:45 : May 23, 2006

Basic:
Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2
(right and left)

Technique:

Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 3, I was having a hard time keeping my balance, felt like almost bouncing time to time...

Working on so much in details...I get stuck all the time, I TRY to find the points of techniques from what I hear different ways, there are many ways to approach all these techniques, sometimes senseis teach us in different words...have to keep in mind that they are all the same at the end. Yet, its often difficult to see whats the same at this stage ; )

152:Sunday 10:00 : May 21, 2006

審査稽古

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1 with partner
Hiriki no Yosei-2 with partner
Tai no Henko-1 with partner

Technique:
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1
Kata Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Suwariwaza Sokumen Iriminage-1

Katate Mochi Shihoange-1 & 2
Ryote Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2


Note:
Class of so many...Trained for 昇級審査 with 2 people.

I did not know how to do Suwari Sokumen, then I got lucky to learn it from sensei, it involves a lot of knee walking as uke. I need to practice more of it, without coming up and down. Knee walking, pivoting are neat, and can be very strong if you could apply it without getting off the balance.

151:Saturday 6:15 : May 20, 2006

Test Training

Basic:

Breakfalls
and more...worked a little bit on my own

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1
Shomen Uchi Yonkajo Osae-2
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-1
Suwariwaza Ryote Mochi Kokyuho-2
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2

Dai Ichi Kihon (except for Kotegaeshi)

Note:
Class of 4, Test Training.

150:Friday 7:00 : May 19, 2006

Basic:

Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2
Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-2

Right and Left

Back Breakfalls (55) (!!!)

Technique:

Katate Mochi Sokumen Irimiange-1
Kata Mochi Hijishime-2
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-2

Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1 & 2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 7.

"let's just go through half of Dai ni"... That takes more than 20 mins without stopping...its a long list we are working on...its all fun and they are coming, although it just takes time to go through.

149:Thursday 7:00 : May 18, 2006

Test Training

Basic:

Technique:

Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1 & 2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1 & 2

Pivot Practice

Note:
Class of 8, Test Training.

Ushiro Sankajo is cool, I dont have to struggle so much to have Sankajo some how. : )

148:Thursday 5:45 : May 18, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa (right side)

Technique:

Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2
Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi Shihonage-1
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2

Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2

Note:

Class of 4 and SENSEI!!! 5/5 on the mat!!! FINALLY!!! : )

It was a lot of fun to train 5 of us together after a long time!

147:Wednesday 7:00 : May 17, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Yonkajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-2
Kata Mochi Hijishime-1
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-2
Yokomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1
Katate Mochi Shihonage-2

Note:
Class of 3, Test Training. I remember training so many times for the techniques I did today when I was preparing that test. I see some I understand better some I do maybe less...yet its fun to try learning though...

As far as I do know the technique I can train along, yet its really hard to explain to the others...

Training is always fun : )

146:Wednesday 5:45 : May 17, 2006

Basic:
180 degree pivot

180 degree pivot with partner

Technique:

Jiyuwaza Practice from Katate Mochi

Jiyuwaza (Uke) NO MISS FLIPPING!! YEY!

Note:
Class of 3, Oh, Jiyuwaza Session : )

I dont seem to be able to see how Kotegaeshi "happens" when I do Shite...suppose it just takes time to go each step. In these days, I feel more fun to be thrown than to throw, probably because thats better I do at this stage. Although, I sometimes feel my body parts would break into parts when I take teachers' uke, I hit the mat quite hard and it makes "some" noise. Now, I dont really have to decide to flip since teachers' go slower with me, but I really have to let it happen, I guess I will have to have better control as uke and land as I want.

Most of all, I have to learn not to get TOO excited when I do jiyuwaza, back to Kamae : )

145:Tuesday 7:00 : May 16, 2006

Test Training

Basic:

Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2

Jiyuwaza Practice (without throw)

Jiyuwaza (uke) with Yokomen Uchi...missed 3 flips??

Note:

Class of 6, with Sensei...things get difficult...Man! : )

Suwari Shomen Iriminage: 2 is more compleacted so I thought it to be more difficult, yet 1 is farely difficult or hard to make it solid...

Ushiro Ryote Ikkajo: There are (must be) various ways to do all the techniques, I have to find my circle for this 2 technique.

To commit to attack is harder than it sounds. Need to commit. Need to commit.

144:Tuesday 5:45 : May 16, 2006

Basic:

Technique:

Dai Ichi Kihon (all)

Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage- 1 & 2
Suwariwaza Katate Mochi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 4 (out of 5!), I went through Dai Ichi Technques for the third time in 2 weeks : )
Its very enjoyable to go through ones we (sorta) know well "enough".
When it comes to Dai Ni...I get stuck in places...thats just where we are right now : )

Katate Yonkajo: Bring an elbow up and close the gap and elbow inside...

Hanmi Handachi Shihonage: I tried but its hard to move without coming up / staying on knees, or pivot on knees.

143:Sunday 9:30 : May 14, 2006

Weapon Class at Hikawa Budojo in Akasaka

Basic:
Kamae
Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2
Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-2
Shumatsu Dosa-1
Shumatsu Dosa-2

Yokomen Uchi Practice
Yokomen Uchi Practice with partner

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Hijiate Kokyunage
Shomen Uchi, Take the bokken, and Cut
Shomen Uchi Shihonagekuzushi (Kagari geiko)

Note:
Class of 5 with 2 kids, and one missing person (who was at the right time at the wrong place...) The first time training in Akasaka, it went very well.

It was my third bokken class, and I felt I got slightly better than last time.

As my flipping gets better ( I believe that whats happening) , I think I can come to the point to make the angle change (even just a little bit). I still am very much working on flipping higher, yet changing the angle is also important (I think) , I think it means that I can choose to flip instead of giving everything to Shite, and not to fall down when angle is not right. Shihonage-kuzushi is very very scary (and painful) if you can not flip out of it. What I found today was to change my body angle almost to the other way, then it comes closer to flip.

142:Saturday 6:15 : May 13, 2006

Basic:

Kamae

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1
(in 3 attacking variation)

Jiyuwaza (Shomen Tsuki) practice: no miss flipping : )

Note:
Class of 4, very focused in Kamae, and Shomen Iriminage. I want to make my snapping at the end better.

Not so many movements involved yet I could focus on making differences, or at least I tried to make the difference.

The harder I get thrown, my body lands more on the side. I dont know what that means, but that happens with both teachers.

141:Saturday 11:30 : May 13, 2006

国際クラス

Basic:

Kamae

Shomen Tsuki Practice

Technique:
Shomen Tsuki Kata Otoshi
Shomen Tsuki Shomen Iriminage-1
Shomen Tsuki Hijiate Kokyunage-2

At the end, 3 pairs did above 3 technique while others watching in seiza.

Note:
Class of 30(?!) Its always fun to attend this Kokusai Class on Saturdays. I was glad to have a chance to practice shomen tsuki, I still dont do it well, so it really was a good chance for me.

It scared the hell out of me when we had to do these 3 techniques in front of everyone...then I got BLANK in the middle and got stuck!...yet I think I managed it somehow by the end. I really really dont know how I did it but I was very pleased to hear from a black belt person that I was good, instead of I did well, after the class.

140:Friday 7:00 : May 12, 2006

Basic:

Kamae
Seiza Ho

Tai no Henko-1
Hiriki no Yosei-1

Tai no Henko-2
Hiriki no Yosei-2

Shumatsu Dosa-1
Shumatsu Dosa-2


Technique:

Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1

Note:

Class of 2, I expected the class to be the test training, yet it turned out to be a beginner's class, very very interesting Ikkajo session : )

Hiriki no Yosei (after my balance being fixed by Sensei) got me........so much pain with the thigh!!! It was totally new sensational way to use muscle I felt using...wondered if I weighted correctly but did not get a chance to ask...maybe later.

Ikkajo doesnt have so much movements, yet it has so much to work on to find the fine line/point. Working on 3 was very much fun and valuable.

139:Thursday 7:00 : May 11, 2006

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1 with partner

Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Practice

Technique:
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Shihonage
Ushirowaza Katate Mochi& Kuchi Osae Sankajo
Ushirowaza Katate Mochi& Kuchi Osae Sankajo Reverse
Ushirowaza Holding Koshinage

Note:

Class of 9 , all what Stumpy learned at a class in Hawaii. It was all fun. I dont think I got any of the techniques right, yet it was just fun to see how difficult to learn unusual movements and fun to know you actually learn it if you keep trying and they even work sometimes.

I think its good to come out of a box of Yoshinkan sometimes to see what we learn in the box.

I find Sankajo with shifting more fun to do than with pivoting for some reason.

138:Thursday 5:45 : May 11, 2006

Basic:

Technique:
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Hanmi Handachi Katate Mochi Shihonage-2
Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi Shihonage
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-2

Stumpy's favorite sit ups (10 x 3 sets)
Escaping sweat ab training (10)

Jiyuwaza (Shomen Uchi)
25 seconds and 1 Udegarami

Note:
Class of 2. Almost all Shihonage...since we had to work on so much in details...

I dont find muscle trainings fun at all, yet I do it and try to do it better since I simply believe its good for me, and it may help my body from getting injured as my joints to be gradually getting to wear out...and interestingly, the more you do it, the better you get.

Nala Turned 9 Years Old!

Happy Birthday Nala!!!!!!!!!

137:Wednesday 7:00 : May 10, 2006

Basic & Technique:

Back Breakfalls (10)
Kamae
Tai no Henko-1

Back Breakfalls (10)
Tai no Henko-2

Back Breakfalls (10)
Hirki no Yosei-1

Back Breakfalls (10)
Hiriki no Yosei-2

Back Breakfalls (10)
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Push ups(10)
Kata Mochi Hijishime-2

Push ups(20)
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1

Sit ups (10)
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-2

Sit ups (10)


Note:

Class of 2...Oh Boy, oh boy, oh boy...Someone came back with a nice tan and mysterious scratches and became a killer!!

Nice Class, although I felt like my day was over when it was done : )

136:Wednesday 5:45 : May 10, 2006

Basic

Technique:

Dai Ichi Kihon AGAIN!

Note:
Class of 2, with Sensei : )

Back pain got a lot better from yesterday, and I was able to train : )

Techniques should not get effected by uke's weight...I guess...yet mine gets effected everywhere... For many of 1 movements are less effected yet many 2 movements definitely are...

Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-2: Everytime I learn this one, I find it very effective and economical, yet I lost that everytime...(so does all 545 buddies!) Today, again Sensei taught us how it works and its so simple after all...
Small pivot, Circle with Hand, Body goes straight ahead, then this has to work.

Good 30 mins non-stop session.

135:Tuesday 7:00 : May 9, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-1
Shomen Tsuki Kotegaeshi-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi-2

Note:
Class of 7. So many Kotegaeshis, so many flips : ) 4 pairs on the mat did not give us so much space to flip around...sometimes pairs had to cross over the area, yet we made it work : )

I do like Kotegaeshi a lot, yet its hard...especially the part to take Uke's balance off by making Hiriki no Yosei-2 turn, not to turn the hand over, just to slide and the baby finger the strongest.

Ushiro Ryote: I remember doing it during Kangeiko, yet I never got it right, have to learn it all over again.

134:Tuesday 5:45 : May 9, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa

Technique:

Dai Ichi Kihon Technique

Note:

Class of 2, went through all Dai Ichi Kihon : )

Man! It was so hot!! For techniques, some worked all right, some didn't...at least we did not get stuck on what to do ; )

It had been a while since I had a chance to work all of Dai Ichi Kihon through...it was nice : )

133:Sunday 10:00: May 7, 2006

一般クラス ：　応用技

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1 with partner
Hiriki no Yosei-2 with partner

Technique:

Ushirowaza Ikkajo (4 patterns)

Ushirowaza Shihonage (same 4 patterns)
Ushirowaza Kotegaeshi (same 4 patterns)

Note:

Class of many. I dont think I understood any of the things I was supposed to...it was another non basic class...and it went very quickly, so if you dont get it, you never get it..i think thats how these classes work. Sensei showed us how to do it, yet it involves lots of "skipping basic movements" to make it work, I tried hard, and the person I worked with stayed with me with patience...yet I got stuck so many times!! Even though, it was interesting to participate, I hope I will do better the next time : )

Seeing so many black belts on the mat, got me thinking how long they have been doing... there are so so so many : )

132:Saturday 11:30 : May 6, 2006

国際クラス

Self Defense

Basic:
Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-1 with partner
Tai no Henko-2
Tai no Henko-2 with partner
Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-1 with partner
Hiriki no Yosei-2
Hiriki no Yosei-2 with partner

Shumatsu Dosa-1
Shumatsu Dosa-1 with partner
Shumatsu Dosa-2 with partner

Technique: (all non Basic)

Tai no Henko-1 & Sokumen Iriminage
Tai no Henko-2 & Kotegaeshi
Hiriki no Yosei-1 & Ikkajo
Hiriki no Yosei-2 & Ikkajo
Shumatsu Dosa-1 & Shihonage

Note:
Class of so many. Techniques were no basic style. I dont know if I got any of them right or not. Good chance to work with many people on Kihon Dosa, and it was fun : )

131:Wednesday 10:00:May 3, 2006

Introductory Aikido Seminar

Basic:

Forward Rolls
Back Rolls
Forward Rolling Breakfalls
Back Breakfalls
Introduction of Suriashi

Tai no Henko-1
Hiriki no Yosei-1

Technique:
Ikkajo
Nikajo
Sankajo

Quick Demo at the end...missed a couple of flips...

Note:
GW Special Seminar, 2 people attended.

It started from 10am, I thought I could handle a few drinks the night before...maybe I was wrong...when we did the rolls, I felt not so well...and got lost doing the backwards ...
The first hour was quite tough...it tells me that I really have to watch my condition ; P

The seminar went quite well, its always interesting to see people's reaction for seeing aikido for the first time. I was again thinking if you do even just a little bit of it, you can tell if you like it or not...I think its got a great aspect for what happens on the mat even in the introduction. People can see unusual movements from everyday life involve, and certainly a level of pain does it as well.

Aikido is fun : )

130:Tuesday 7:00 : May 2, 2006

Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-2
Hiriki no Yosei-2 with partner

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Hijiate Kokyunage-1
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Hijiate Kokyunage-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-1

Note:
Class of 7, Sensei's choice...Hijiate Kokyunage!

Man! Hiriki no Yosei-2...gets more difficult as I do more...right now, I am having the hardest time with this one...I can not feel where I should weight my balance on...theoretically, I know, but my body doesnt. Sensei fixed my back and front leg/knee position...the width stayed the same but goes so forward with front knee!!!
I was surprised since it got so much harder!! above the knee...it must be the better way...

Suwari -2 techniques require a neat 180 pivot on knee...which takes practice.

For Ushirowaza...it SEEMS easier to see the movement once you start seeing the circle for each technique. I dont know if i am right or not, its just the way I feel.

Shomen Uchi Hijiate Kokyunage has neat circle line. This technique can be done very very quickly, so Uke has to be prepared to be thrown in like a second. : )

Also, I'm working on flips, or still...not to just flip out, but to make a circle as the way I want to...sometimes higher, sometimes further... I expect this to take sometime, the first step of my flip took about 6 months just to get the feeling of "I can flip!"... to be in control of flipping requires "speed", I think...I think now : )

129:Tuesday 5:45 : May 2, 2006

Jiyuwaza Practice

Note:
Class of 3. I've got to work on my warm ups calling tone.

128:Saturday 3:00: April 29, 2006

千田先生講習会　:　持ち手

Basic:

Kihon Dosa
Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2
Hiriki no Yosei-1
Hiriki no Yosei-2

It was all Mochi-te
Kata Mochi
Mune Mochi
Katate Mochi
Hiji Mochi


Technique:

None

Note:
Many many many people on the mat... like a hundred?? We, white belts were such minority!
Time passed very quickly, working on such details...made my brain very very tired...

I should remember more of it, but one thing I remember is that "set the center, and that stays"

A lady who I trained with for Katate mochi Ikkajo impressed me a lot, she had a very neat precise circle, it just made sense when she did it, but the otherway around...

Katate Mochi for Yonkajo was very very neat, wonder if I still remember how to do it...
Towards the end, I started getting confused which one was for which...got stuck many times just to figure it out what to do next...then started to lose my balance and all...

Every thing Sensei does looks quite easy, of course none of it was easy for me to do...