Aikido for 02/02/2009

Last night, Jake, Joey, and Shay attended class. After warming up and practicing forward and backward ukemi, I introduced shikkyo (knee-walking) to Shay. After working on our tenkan and irimi exercises, we switched partners.

We then practiced the following technique:

• katatori kotegaeshi ura with a standing pin

Next, we lined up and everyone practiced doing a tenkan or an irimi movement from uke doing a shomen cut with a bokken. This was more of a focusing exercise and clearly showed why we do certain movements in Aikido. After class, Jake and I briefly practiced the third bokken kata that we practiced on Saturday.