This morning I was only able to attend Ikeda Sensei's class as my flight was changed from my itinerary. Ikeda Sensein returned to the similar themes from his earlier classes this week. While we worked on katatetori and kosatori kokyunages, ikkyo, and iriminage. Ikeda Sensei emphasized on establishing unity in nage and then moving uke is easier even if uke is larger and stronger. Ikeda Sensei said that nage needs to establish an emptiness inside to establish this unity before moving, that our movements need to establish the balance we use everyday when walking. This balance is best achieved when nage keeps his or her posture and not bending over, keeping the balance line. Ikeda Sensei finished the class by encouraging all of us to seek out different teachers to learn from and not get stuck in a particular viewpoint but keep an open mind and spirit to grow our Aikido to something better for the next generation of Aikido.
These past few days have been a great experience with the small and intimate classes with more opportunities to get know some wonderful people in the Aikido community. Coming to these seminars allows for deeper development of martial arts and I am coming back a few pounds lighter (a great bonus of such intense training) and a deeper commitment to this art that I love.
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