Aikido for 08/30/2011

Tonight for Aikido class Ken after warm-ups, had us work on dynamic opening for the katatetori and kosadori attacks where uke takes a step back and then steps forward for the grab and uke then follows through with a strike. We then worked on the following techniques from this dynamic opening.

• katatetori tenkan kokyunage
• katatetori tenshinage omote
• kosadori ikkyo kokyunage
• kosadori ikkyo kokyunage a couple of variations including one where nage steps back and throws uke
• kokyunage iriminage omote

Tonight was good class. I felt like a beginner multiple times, I was just not getting what Ken was showing us. I focused on the new movements but internally was clumsy and awkward.

Today was an emotional day; the start of the school year and with it, multiple new beginnings and I would say closures and openings in my own perspectives as I adjust to reality. Reality adjustment and introspection, also works as two Aikido descriptors.