Sensei was getting ready to go to Columbia to teach a seminar.
Worked on techniques from yokomenuchi with tenshin opening. Kokyunage, sumi otoshi, shihonage, koshinage, kotegaeshi. After Sunday nights class I was taking and effort to not step too much forward with my rear, almost keeping it in place. It helped a lot more to do the throws.
- Kokyunage was your regular kokyunage.
- Sumi otoshi used me for ukemi and tossed me around pretty good into some great breakfalls. But the mats are so hard. Since we've moved into a temporary location our mats are no longer on a raised platform but on tile. If your fall isn't perfect you really feel it! In the sumi otoshi, we step tenshin and make sure you pivot your hips then step through again.
- Koshinage was more of the hip toss variety. You step back tenshin and back fist to nage's head then you slide in with your rear foot and your rear arm goes under uke's. Uke's forward arm wraps around your waist. I was working with my friend, but she was uncertain in the throw and after my tumble the other day I wasn't ready to put my weight on her. I threw myself once, but it really hurt. Ouch!
Bokken throws. We would strike shomenuchi and uke would grab morotetori. First, was a tenshin type throw. After they grab, you raise up like then step back tenshi and cut. The second one was iriminage. The third...don't know what you call it. You enter like you are doing nikkyo to morotetori but with the bokken, the bokken comes over and then cuts down to uke's legs, uke must change grip to keep from getting cut then you tenkan and throw. We also did the tachitori throw were you enter tenkan and throw. Make sure you go down first then throw.
Thursday: Sensei was in Columbia. My Nova Sempai taught. He worked on Ushiro Tekubitori. We did kokyunage, kotegaeshi and kaitenage. He reminded us to make sure we focus on the details and not get too aerobic.
I should be able to make it to class Friday. Tomorrow is a Jewish holiday and my bosses should be leaving early. Which means I can leave on time.
You know the funny thing is. Now that I decided to not test in November my aikido got suddenly better! I feel better and more confident. I just was so stressed out that I was stiff and got upset with every minor mistake. My sempai keep asking me if I'm testing in November. I told them that I rather wait and that I want to keep working on my ukemi. That's my biggest weakness, not my technique really. My technique just needs drilling but my ukemi still needs work.
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