For Tuesday night class Ken taught class we review some of the techniques and principles from the Aikido Bridge seminar the both of us attended over the weekend. After warming up, we worked on Doran Sensei's opening movement that we practiced multiple times that involved nage stepping back and solidifying into a stance that prevented uke from attacking and then following through with the rest of the technique. For Tissier Sensei, Ken had me show the shomen opening that Tissier Sensei had us practice with the emphasis on how to prepare for if uke is ready for a counter and how to be in position to go to the next step in the technique. For the final technique, Ken worked on Ikeda Sensei katatetori internal unity exercises with a focus on irimi and connecting to uke's center and breaking balance with uke.
Good class even though I was operating on a few hours of sleep from getting into the Springs from early in the morning.
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