Keiko Diary
Our topics today:
- Contact exercises: lower arm—lower arm, upper arm—upper arm, little finger—little finger
- AI-HANMI KATATE-DORI SUMI-OTOSHI, direct takedown by extending the lower arm
- AI-HANMI KATATE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE, extend and throw (similar to UDEKIME-NAGE, but without arm lock)
- AI-HANMI KATATE-DORI SHIHO-NAGE OMOTE, extend forward and upward ("point to Polaris")
- AI-HANMI KATATE-DORI SHIHO-NAGE URA ("Swing-by maneuver")
- Distinction OMOTE/URA via an imagined line in extension of UKE's front foot
- (SUWARI-WAZA RYOTE-DORI) KOKYU-HO
Our topics today:
- MAE-UKEMI, USHIRO-UKEMI
- YOKOMEN-UCHI basics
- YOKOMEN-UCHI IKKYO URA, direct entry
- YOKOMEN-UCHI IKKYO OMOTE, IRIMI-TENKAN entry
Our topics today:
- RYOKATA-DORI KOKYU-NAGE, sending forward and sending back
- RANDORI (2, 3 and 4 attackers)
- Progression to TENCHI-NAGE high fall
- KATATE-DORI TENCHI-NAGE in OMOTE and URA
Our topics today:
- Turning of the wrist as recurring element in aikido techniques
- HANMI-HANDACHI-WAZA RYOTE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE
- RYOTE-DORI KOKYU-NAGE und SUMI-OTOSHI
- RYOTE-DORI TENCHI-NAGE
- KATATE-DORI IRIMI-NAGE, with focus on the connection via lower arm/upper arm contact
Our topics at Arno's keiko today:
- UKEMI variations
- Exercises for IRIMI-NAGE
- SHOMEN-UCHI IRIMI-NAGE