Chest grab techniques

Working on some chest grasp techniques at this morning`s Meiryukan Omiya training.

Similar to shoulder grasp, however being grasped in your center opposed to the outside of your body calls for bigger movements to break uke`s balance.

Also rotating the hips has little effect on the gripping point making things a little more complicated. Hence Mune mochi being on the 2dan and above test syllabus, whereas kata mochi comes in from 3rd kyu.
 

Start your day off feeling fresh and focused

Nothing beats a nice work out to start your day off right. Come join us at the Yoshinkan Aikido Meiryukan Omiya club every Wednesday morning from 9am.

Complete beginners to advanced black belts. We break down one basic movement, focus on a key point, then work on that in a couple of basic techniques. The classes usually finish with a related advanced technique or similar self defence technique.
 

3/ 31 suwari waza

Hips down, feet together, weight forward... Working on some seated techniques at last Wednesday`s Meiryukan Omiya class.

kata mochi ikkajo osae ichi(tachi,suwari) A tough technique to not get tempted to use arm power on the initial cut down and next follow through step. We focused on making distance and using the shoulder correctly throughout.

katate mochi sokumen iriminage ni   Making space, then closing the space. Easier said than done.

 

Back at it in Omiya

Back to training at Meiryukan Omiya after a full 2 months off due to lockdown. 

Today we worked up a good sweat running through the basics, then into some behind the back techniques.

ushiro ryote mochi ikkajo osae ni

ushiro ryokata mochi ikkajo osae ni

ushiro ryote mochi sokumen iriminage ni
 

大宮武道館での稽古休止のお知らせ

大宮同好会で使用している大宮武道館が緊急事態宣言発令により休館となっているため、大宮同好会の稽古は休止となっております。

ご迷惑をお掛けいたしますが、何卒よろしくお願い致します。

1/13大宮同好会

大宮同好会、今年最初の稽古です。

緊急事態宣言が出て使用できなくなった施設もありますが、大宮武道館は現在のところ20時までは使用できるようです。ご自宅での検温(大宮武道館は入館時に体温チャックがあります)・マスク着用・手の消毒等、感染症対策にひき続きご協力お願い致します。

1/13の稽古は、まず後足の張りを注意しながらの前進動作を練習し、それを踏まえて基本動作連続。その後、「胸持ち一ヶ条抑え(一)」「座り技肩持ち一ヶ条抑え(一)」「肘持ち側面入身投げ(一)」の3本を相手を替えながら行いました。

前にやったことがある技でも改めて行ってみると忘れていることが多い...何度も繰り返し練習して体で思えないとダメですね。

今年もどうぞよろしくお願い致します。

Last class of 2020

We finished off 2020 by running through some basic techniques and working on a single point in each.

In shihonage ichi it was the second step through part, keep our centerline strong.

In shihonage ni it was the correct raising and timing of the hand movement during the pivot.

In ikkajo ichi it was keeping the back leg completely straight during the cut down part.

In ikkajo ni it was using the knees in the body shift.

In sokumen iriminage ichi it was the twisting of the hips during the throw.

In tenchinage ichi it was about staying low and using the knee during the throw.

In shomen iriminage ni it was the shifting to the side for the yokomen uchi block.

Next class will be Wednesday, January the 13th. Happy holidays!