Nov 22, 2014
External validation
Nothing like an impending test to generate both worry and exhilaration.
seen from Dominican Republic
seen from Austria
seen from Kazakhstan
seen from Croatia
seen from Türkiye
seen from Malaysia
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from Uzbekistan
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Macao SAR China
seen from Australia
seen from France
seen from Poland
seen from United States
seen from United States
External validation
Nothing like an impending test to generate both worry and exhilaration.
Up a game
Tenkan renshu. Katate dori kote gaeshi. Ushiro ryote kata dori ikkyo (suwari, hanmi handachi). Ushiro kata dori hiji kimi. Ryote dori sumi otoshi.
"Please instruct me"
Ryote dori shiho kihon. Katate dori shiho nage (omote waza). Chudan ski kaiten nage. Ryote dori ryote nikkyo. Kokyu ho.
Custom curriculum
Very Small Class: what would you like to cover? Ushiro ryote kata dori. Shomen uchi sankyo. Ryote dori kote gaeshi. Shomen uchi irimi nage. Ishiyama Sensei is rumoured to have said to not focus on learning techniques, but in recognizing and perfecting the elements they have in common.
Aha. That's better.
Motote mochi irimi nage. Katate dori shio nage. Katate dori nikkyo. Yokomen uchi ikkyo. Shomen uchi ikkyo. Of old, Sensei Shioda argued that every basic element of aikido appears in shio nage.
Ulrgh
A week off the mats. How disorienting. My muscles are twitching for lack of activity.
Nikkyo
If you get the angle right, you take down a 250 lb. linebacker (complete with screaming) with no more effort than a roman salute.
Double class
Ichi: Irimi tenkan. Shomen uchi irmi nage Shomen uchi irimi nage, kaeshi waza sankyo. Kosa dori ikkyo. Sukashi waza ryote kata tenshi nage (tateki). Ni: Ushiro ukemi. Katate dori sumi otoshi. Ryote dori tenshi nage. Chudan ski kote gaeshi.