Aikido for 11/01/2009

Heather and I added some extra foot, irimi, and other exercises. We then practiced the single leg balance exercises that Saotome Sensei did last weekend. After forward and backward ukemi practice, we worked on the following techniques:

ryokatate-dori kokyunage, where nage steps back and throws uke over the nage's back.

Nage is seated sezei, uke attacks by pressing both hands on nage's shoulders. Nage responds by first braces uke's elbows, and then laying back complete with throwing uke over nage's body, a type of kokyunage that Saotome Sensei also demonstrated last weekend.

Uke does a forward kick, nage responds with a round-house type of kick to block uke's kick before stepping in with an atemi to uke's face. An another type of kicking atemi kokyunage from the seminar.

We then worked on another low nage sacrifice where uke tsuki towards nage's face and nage bring legs together and rolls uke forward for a type of kokyunage

Tsuki with nage bring the hand around uke's neck for the throw.

High tsuki kokyunage with atemi strike to the neck.

shomenuchi ikkyo omote and ura

High tsuki shihonage omote and ura

We practiced a lot of techniques from last weekend and I am trying to keep these new techniques integrated into my practice.