Aikido for 08/25/2008

Jake and I were the only students practicing tonight. I added more warm-ups and I still need to create a portable shrine before we can do more of a formal start to class. I am trying to take Jake's advice from last class and include more formal etiquette into our practice. I also added Tai No Tenkan Shiho-giri omote and ura turns to the beginning stretches.

Here are the techniques we practiced tonight:

• Tai no Tenkan kokyunage (2 varations)


• Shomenuchi iriminage (ikkyo opening)


• Tsuki kote-gaeshi (omote and ura)


• Yokomenuchi shihonage (omote and ura)


• Shomenuchi irminage suwariwaza - a quick variation I picked up from Ikeda Sensei's DVD on suwariwaza with naga entering deep and grabbing uke's center before finishing off with the iriminage.


• Tsuki kote-gaeshi suwariwaza