Keiko Diary
Our topics at Klaus Meßlinger's keiko today:
AIKI-KEN
- JO basics
- 7er KATA
AIKIDO
- MOROTE-DORI basics, focus on relaxed shoulders
- MOROTE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE, standard and drag-rope forms
- MOROTE-DORI IKKYO in OMOTE
Our topics today:
- KATATE-DORI IKKYO in OMOTE & URA (alternative form)
- KATATE-DORI SANKYO in OMOTE & URA
- KATATE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE, focus on opening shoulders
- KATATE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE-NANAME (SOKUMEN-IRIMI-NAGE)
Our topics at Benjamin's keiko today:
Aiki-Jo
- 7er KATA
- JO-NAGE: KOTE-GAESHI, SANKYO, UDEKIME-NAGE
Aikido
- KATATE-DORI IKKYO in OMOTE
- KATATE-DORI NIKKYO in OMOTE
- KATATE-DORI SANKYO in OMOTE
- KATATE-DORI YONKYO in OMOTE
Our topics today:
- Focus: open chest, enter with lower body first
- KATATE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE in URA, direct lateral form
- KATATE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE-NANAME in URA, direct lateral form
- YOKOMEN-UCHI basics, "unfolding" of the striking arm
- IRIMI-TENKAN entry with KESA-GIRI movement
- KATATE-DORI SHIHO-NAGE in OMOTE, entry with shoulder-to-shoulder contact and lower body leading
- YOKOMEN-UCHI SHIHO-NAGE in OMOTE
- SUWARI-WAZA KOKYU-HO
Our topics today:
- UKEMI progression
- Hip serves as engine for the movement (with relaxed arms)
- RYOKATA-DORI KOKYU-NAGE
- Exercise: bring up UKE's elbow without force
- KATA-DORI IKKYO in OMOTE