Keiko Diary

Our topics today:

• KATATE-DORI IRIMI-NAGE in OMOTE, direct form
• KATATE-DORI IRIMI-NAGE in URA, guiding UKE down
• KATATE-DORI IRIMI-NAGE in OMOTE, via IRIMI-TENKAN entry

Our topics today:

Beginners' Course, part 4 of 4

• USHIRO-UKEMI: rolling backwards
• IRMI-TENKAN: step and turn
• YOKOMEN-UCHI: diagonal cut to the temple
• YOKOMEN-UCHI IRIMI-NAGE: IRIMI-TENKAN and enter into the throw ("wave movement")

Aikido

• Main topic: SHIKAKU (blind spot)
• YOKOMEN-UCHI KOKYU-NAGE, step aside and lead down
• KATATE-DORI USHIRO-KIRI-OTOSHI
• KATATE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE, forwarding form
• KATATE-DORI SUMI-OTOSHI

Our topics today:

• Beginners' Course, part 3 of 4

  • Swordwork basics (AIKIKEN)
  • SHOMEN-UCHI
  • 2 counter against SHOMEN-UCHI: direct block at wrist & stepping aside and cutting into the crook of the elbow

  Aikido

  • SHOMEN-UCHI KOKYU-NAGE, SUMI-OTOSHI variant
  • SHOMEN-UCHI KOKYU-NAGE, kneeling down in front of UKE
  • SHOMEN-UCHI, extending the strike by stepping to the outside, with and without SHOTO
  • SHOMEN-UCHI IKKYO in OMOTE with this entry

Our topics at Josef's keiko today:

• USHIRO-RYOTE-DORI SANKYO in OMOTE & URA
• USHIRO-RYOTE-DORI IRIMI-NAGE
• KATA-DORI-MEN-UCHI IRIMI-NAGE
• KATA-DORI-MEN-UCHI NIKYO in OMOTE & URA