The Friday night class started at 6:00 pm at Boulder Aikikai. Saotome Sensei started class and then we went right into the night's techniques. Saotome Sensei moved from different kokyunages explaining the importance of getting all of the body into a breath-throw or kokyunages by using the body through the hips. I was able to see many of the my friends from Boulder Aikikai as well as other dojos from across the country. The seminar wasn't that crowded during the night class but enough so I was able to practice with a wide variety of people.
I always enjoy Saotome Sensei as he has a way of cutting through some of the bullshit that surrounds Aikido. Aikido is budo, our concentration and our attention needs to be, not to win, but live. Some may approach Aikido as a nice choreographed dance between partners but the focus and attention should be on the immediate and the realization that losing concentration can mean no more being.
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