Aikido for 07/14/2011

Tonight for class it was just the instructors so it was fun with a different vibe as Tip had us practice the following techniques:

• katatetori tenkan uchi kokyunage
• katatetori tenkan uchi iriminage
• katatetori tenkan uchi ikkyo omote and ura
• yokomenuchi kotegashi omote
• tanto tsuki kotegashi
• tanto shomen gokyu omote
• surawazi shomenuchi ikkyo omote and ura
• hamni-handachi shomenuchi ikkyo omote and ura
• shomenuchi tenkan hijinage (I did breakfalls for most of my ukemi

I was uke for Tip through-out so I had a good work-out and after class we had a demo by an Uechi-Ryu Karatedo instructor named John.

Uechi-Ryu Karatedo is a traditional style of Okinawian Karate and I found the class very interesting in that many of the movements and concepts are similar to Aikido but more regimented into formal katas and practice. I feel this school will bring a different budo to the dojo and offers different tradition and perspective on movement and martial arts.