Saotome Sensei taught in the morning and we picked up with a couple more kicking techniques and responses. We also worked on kokyunages, iriminage, and ikkyo again. In on of the kicking techniques, nage slides to side, kicks uke's leg below the knee while using the other foot to trip nage. We also practiced some randori techniques including having one person hold nage in a bear hug from behind to restrain while two other ukes attack at the same time. Saotome Sensei made a point that nage needs to get into a position within the situation to deal with one uke at a time, that it is not good to try to deal with multiple uke's simulantiously, that the better strategy is to move to a safer position where only one uke can attack at a time.
Class finished up by noon and then after saying our goodbyes, Mike and I had lunch with his nice family. We then left for Gunnison.
This seminar has opened up a whole new realm of kicking and punching techniques into my Aikido training and I hope to incorporate these techniques into my classes.
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