Aikido for 11/06/2010

Garry taught class and he continued his theme from the previous week on not just focusing on specific techniques but learning how to move and respond to an attack, in this case, he focused on yokomenuchi. We practiced a number of exercises, irimi and tenkan movements, sliding under uke's attack, and then moved to more paired exercises with nage not doing a specific technique but responding appropriately to the type and intensity and movement of uke's attack.