Our topics today:
Beginners' Course, Part 3
- AIKIKEN: working with the wooden sword (BOKKEN)
- SHOMEN-UCHI: straight cut from above
- Partner exercise: stopping SHOMEN-UCHI
- Partner exercise: dive under SHOMEN-UCHI and counter with YOKOMEN-UCHI (diagonal cut to temple)
- Partner exercise: countering the above YOKOMEN-UCHI
Aikido Advanced
- Distance, timing, IRIMI basics
- SHOMEN-UCHI IRIMI-NAGE
- SHOMEN-UCHI KOKYU-NAGE, leading through contact in the crook of the arm
