288:Friday 7:00 : September 29, 2006

Beginners' Course

Basic:
Shumatsu Dosa (for 30 mins!)

Technique:
Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1
Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-2
Suwariwaza Ryote Mochi Kokyuho-1
Yokomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-2
Katate Mochi Shihonage-1

Note:
Class of 4. Test Training besides B Class.

30 mins of Shumatsu Dosa...felt drops of sweat coming down on my face, neck...
one drop came down on my nose SOMEHOW got INTO my NOSE!
HOW? HOW? HOW?
It was not exactly a pleasant feeling but it was sure funny : )

Sensei just did not stop us doing Shumatsu Dosa ( he was doing it with us, so it was a fair call), and it went to 30 mins. We used the same method for test training on the second half of the class. Repetition is not the ONLY way, but it sure works to figure things out by doing the same thing in different ways or even the same ways.

287:Thursday 7:00 : September 28, 2006

Test Training

Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2
Yokomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Shomen Uchi Yonkajo Osae-1 & 2
Kata Mochi Hijiate-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 7.

Could have walk through only 4 techniques.

286:Thursday 5:45 : September 28, 2006

Good to see you Boys!

Basic:

Back Breakfalls...to fall or not to fall, that is the problem.

Technique:

Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1 & 2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1 & 2
Yokomen Uchi Shiohonage-1 & 2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1 & 2
Suwariwaza Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1 & 2

Note:
Class of 3. Stumpy sleeps outside of today...

So hard to learn everythin, so easy to forget everything...

285:Wednesday 7:00 : September 27, 2006

Beginners' Course

Basic:
Back Breakfalls (10)

Forward Rolls
Flips

Kihon Dosa

Technique:
Yokomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Hanmi Handachi Ryote Mochi Shihonage

Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Shomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1

Nikajo Practice

Note:
Class of 6. Basic stuff for 30 mins and 30 mins of test training.

284:Wednesday 5:45 : September 27, 2006

283:Tuesday 7:00 : September 26, 2006

Test Training

Being Uke for the whole hour!


Note:
Class of 7. 2 pairs trained for the test.

282:Tuesday 5:45 : September 26, 2006

Bokken Practice

: )


Note:
Class of 1! So I asked to practice Bokken. It was quite harrrrrrrd...yet it was also fun ; )

281:Friday 19:00 : September 22, 2006

Technique:

Dai Ichi Kihon

Back Breakfalls (10)
Forward Rolls
Flips


Note:

Class of 4. Test Training

280:Friday 7:00 : September 22, 2006

Beginners' Course and Test Training

Dai Ichi Kihon

Back Breakfalls (20)

Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Note:
Class of 3.

You train everyday, and you get better everyday...its just obvious.
Although, sometimes it doesnt feel that way, cuz you keep finding what you did not see before as you get better... or you think you get it, then sensei touches and move your body like half a centimeter, then you feel like you know nothing.

You learn everyday, however, what you learn and how you learn is never the same.
Its fun to learn something you dont know, and even fun to have your body learn something you think you know.

The chance to learn "something" is the reason I come back to the mat like everyday : )

279:Thursday 7:00 : September 21, 2006

Test Training

Dai Ichi Kihon Techniques

Note:
Class of 4. 2 people were training for the test.

There are so many points that I was not quite doing the way I thought I did.
Actually, the more I train the less I think I know how to do...
Its always fun to find what I can do, what I cant, then I know what and how to work on
...just its always be REMINDED of that.

At least, I dont have to bang my head with a ponytail when I fall backwards is a good thing ; )

278:Thursday 5:45 : September 21,2006

Sankajo kills...also Nikajo kills...or Bloody Chris does...

Basic:
Shumatsu Dosa-1 & 2

Technique:
Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Nikajo Osae-2

Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-1
Yokomen Uchi Shomen Iriminage-2

Note:
Class of 3, Chris' knee was massively blooding...he, not only, had to tape up the wound but also washed blood off from his dogi!

Again, my nikajo was not working today...Stumpy showed us the line to follow moving uke off the balance...that is the key...if I keep trying, someday it'll come!

Also, its a big challenge to take strong nikajo as uke, not to just escape but to find a way out, guess you have to move ahead as uke which is quite hard.

The line of Shomen Iriminage...takes practice ; )

277: Wednesday 7:00 : September 20, 2006

Beginners' Course:5

Kamae

Suriashi

Shomen Uchi

Forward rolls

Back rolls

Class of 7, 4 beginners with me and 1 pair trained for the test.

276:Wednesday 5:45 : September 20, 2006

Basic:

Tai no Henko-1
Tai no Henko-2

Technique:
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-1
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Sankajo Osae-2


Note:
Class of 3. Sankajo, Sankajo, Sankajo!

I have been having the hardest time with Sankajo (except for Sankajo-1).

Getting Sankajo is hard enough, yet keeping Sankajo and move on to Bringing down, Cutting down and turning around and Finish is even more difficult. I got stuck in these moves so many times and I so many times wanted to cry since I could not move Uke even an inch...
A little while ago, I finally realized the key is to "keep" Sankajo all way through, as if noone ever had told me before... Even when I thought I got the idea of what I had to do, I did not know how to make it happen. But today... I saw how to keep Sankajo, maybe not in a great way, still all way through.

When you can keep that Sankajo Shape all way through...you could hurt uke very easily unless you are not careful...In the beginning of today's class, I was so trying hard for my Sankajo shape and almost forgot about David's left elbow... ouch ...and sorry..I dont know if I like Sankajo, but I know a lot people do.

Sankajo can kill, so have to keep it in mind ; )

275:Tuesday 7:00 : September 19, 2006

TEST TRAINING: OH MY GOD! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS COME FROM?

10 Students with 1 Sensei.
11 People on the mat!!
Trained in 4 groups. Sensei assigned us, brown belts, to each group and moved us around.
Lucky them when they had David or Umemura san...I'm just a mean person to train with : )

I had a good time training with different people moving around.

274:Tuesday 5:45 : September 19, 2006

Basic:

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

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1

Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2

Note:
Class of 4, Amazing! Everybody in TOWN!!

Never knew ( or did not realize) How difficult Suwari Kotegaeshi-2 is!! In Tachi, Kotegaehi-2 makes much more sense than 1. It was so bizarre to find that was hard enough to keep my center and we are supposed to move around with knee or pivot around with knee
...And so much movement involves...simply very tiring ; )

Good to train with everyone, good to be back on the mat ; )

273:Saturday 18:15 : September 16, 2007

Basic:

Back Breakfalls (10)

Kihon Dosa

Forward Rolls

Technique:

Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Katate Mochi Nikajo Osae-2 (we did 1 instead)
Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1
Ushirowaza Katate Eri Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2

Class of 6, 6 people on Saturday night! It did not happen for a long time!

272:Saturday 11:30 : September 16, 2006

Kihon Dosa & Kanren Waza

Tai no Henko-1 with partner
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Tai no Henko-2 with partner
Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-2

Hiriki no Yosei-1
Katate Ryo Mochi Kokyunage

Hiriki no Yosei-2
Katate Ayamochi Nikajo Osae-2

Shumatsu Dosa-1 with partner
Ryote Mochi Shihonage-1

Shumatsu Dosa-2 with partner
Ryote Mochi Shihonage-2

Renzoku Session
1) Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
2) Katate Mochi Hijiate Kokyunage-2 (Shite Uke Change)

Note:
Class of 20.

271:Friday 19:00 : September 15, 2006

Embu Training

270:Friday 7:00 : September 15, 2006

Beginners' Course-4

Basic:

Back Breakfalls (10)
Jumpy Back Breakfalls(10)

Kamae
Seizaho
Shikkoho

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

Punching Practice
Shomen Tsuki Practice
Atemi Practice

Note:
Class of 4. Stumpy gave me the pink eye a few weeks ago...I am almost gone over it and coming back to the training this week. Eyes still not 100%...And yes, it gets PUNCHED! Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

My sleeping pattern is not quite back to the right way since I got sick, I came back to training on Wednesday, and I finally started having a good sleep last night...So I was totally in a deep sleep when my alarm went off at 4:30am this morning, it was one of the hardest morning to get up...

Anyway I got up and sat in a tub as filling the hot water to wake my body up, ended up dozing off for 10...15 mins!! Got ready and was able to catch the usual train, and got to the dojo on time...I was still VERY sleepy even when I got into the dogi...zzzzzzzzzzzz

The class started, the basic stuff, had to work hard, knees and backs everywhere was in pain...gradually started get sweat, even felt a drop coming down on the back...was still sleepy...

The Next step, "Punch" practice. The first step was practicing facing the mirror, and moved to the second step, to work with the others. Sensei demonstrates as usual. I knew I had to be UP...his punch hurts always. He was showing it to people who could possibly seeing it for the first time. Geez, it was even harder than usual.

He finished his demonstration successfully(means no screw up on my uke), we started working in pairs. Its really really hard movement to do for the first time. Sensei had to show it to the person I was working with again.
I knew I had to be 120% wide awake...so I tried but for one micro second, my mind went blank, then...I missed to block and got punched right on my eye...OUCH!

It really did hurt very very badly, I wanted to cry like a baby for a second but we had to keep working so we did...

Things get worse when you think it cant get any worse...as I read it somewhere...

Its too funny to be true if Roland gave me a black eye to cover the pink eye which was given by Stumpy...

Luckily, I was planning to see my eye doctor for my pink eyes, and the doctor found no damage other than the remaining of the pink eye.

: )

269:Thursday 7:00 : September 14, 2006

Basic:

Technique:

Note:
Class of 7, Test Training Started!

Went through all Dai Ichi Technqiues with Steven, and his Must techniques.

Kept going for an hour almost non stop...feeling what I can fairly do, what not...good practice.

268: Thursday 5:45 : September 14, 2006

Stumpy's Embu Practice : )

267:Wednesday 7:00 : September 13, 2006

Beginners' Course

Basic:

Suriashi (lots!)
Kamae (lots!)

Yokomen Strike (lots...Ouch!)

Note:
Class of 4. The first class which I trained after 10 days!!
Not to be able to Aikido is no fun...at all!! So HAPPY to be able to come back on the mat : )

Suriashi, Kamae...Strike...everything is hard to do in the beginning, its totally NEW to your body and people try to do whatever image you have in your mind and it takes time to see what you are really told. Very interesting and fun.

266:Wednesday 5:45 : September 13, 2006

BACK TO THE MAT!!!
YEAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHhhh!!


Basic:
Kihon Dosa

Stumpy's Embu Training

Note:
Class of 2, so happy to be back to the mat!

265:Saturday 18:15 : September 9, 2006

Kihon Dosa

Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Osae-1
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-2

Class of 2, very interesting class to watch.

Glad noone's joints got broken apart... ; )

264: Friday 19:00 : September 8, 2006

Back to the mat for the first time in a week, still just to watch...

Apres Shochugeiko Picnic

at Koganei Park

It was a great day to be out in the field : )

We had a great time!

263:Saturday 18:15 : September 2, 2006

Basic:

Back Breakfalls (40)

Tai no Henko-1 with partner

Technique:
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1
Kata Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-2

Ryote Mochi Ikkajo Nage
Ryote Mochi Kokyu Nage

Note:
Class of 3. This became the one of the toughest classes in 2 years...I did not know what to do when I ran out with throwing session. I gave up everything except coming up and somehow keep moving...no kamae, no nothing...I was tired for hours then got mad at myself.

Yet I still dont know how to keep going when I run out or pass my limit. Whats there?

262:Saturday 11:30 : September 2, 2006

Basic:

Kihon Dosa Renzoku

Technique:
Ryote Mochi Kokyuho-3

Note:
Class of 17-8...

261:Friday 19:00 : September 1, 2006

Basic:

Technique:

Katate Mochi Throw

Embu Training
Katate Mochi Shihonage-1
Shomen Uchi Sankajo Osae-1
Katate Mochi Sokumen Iriminage-1

Note:
Class of 3, the Grand Opening of Friday Night Class!!

I thought it was a nice cool day since we did not get sweat so much in the morning class, BUT we did get sweat like 3 times more at night! so it was a HOT DAY!

260:Shochugeiko-Day10:Friday 7:00:September 1, 2006

Basic:


Technique:
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-2
Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi-1

Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-1
Ryote Mochi Tenchinage-2


Note:
Class of 3, Kotegaeshi Pin is hard...I got so much of sweat rain on my face while Steven tried to pin me around...


SHOCHUGEIKO OVER! : )