Thursday, July 14, 2011

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.

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