For the morning class Saotome Sensei did a wide range of different techniques, Ken sat out and took notes on all of the different techniques we practiced in the morning session and it was 16. A couple of note include a foot-trap/sweep by nage from a tsuki to the face, a number of munetsuki kaitenages, and a number of kokunages with aggressive atemi to uke. Saotome Sensei emphasized Aikido and Budo is about "being" or "to be", we don't compete because we should be concentrating or aware of the moment. Saotome Sensei talked again about being of daily mind when doing a technique, that we do not need to get in exaggerated martial poses or positions, that Aikido techniques work even better when we don't change when encountering an aggressive action.
In the afternoon, we worked on bokken strikes, single, paired, and multiple partners techniques. I was stupid and forgot my weapons back at Pikes Peak so I had to borrow a dojo bokken but that was okay.
I went to the dinner afterwards, the full Chinese menu at the Golden Lotus in Boulder was very good, I was able to learn more about my fellow Aikido students from different parts of country.
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