8/25 Omiya

Today in Omiya we worked on Nikajo.

shomen uchi nikajo osae ichi, ni (tachi,suwari)

The main points were about making big movements, both when sliding forward and pivoting to create space.

The senior students also focused on proper use of the thumbs. Fun class!
 

Wednesday morning Aikido

The hot and humid Japan summer is here! A bunch of visitors at yesterday`s Aikido Meiryukan Omiya class.

With an upcoming orange belt test, we even had 2 kids, now on school summer holiday, join the class.

Also special guests, Murakami sensei and Mikiko sensei, along with the usual crew.

After a thorough warm up of going through 4 of the 6 basic movements, we then went into suwari waza shomen uchi ikkajo osae ichi. 

A fairly simple to remember basic technique, nothing fancy to worry about when it comes to the hands, which works out perfect for focusing on the proper foot/knee work.

Next was ryote mochi shihonage ichi. There were 2 main points - the initial connection and way to use the hips (think kokyuho ichi) during the first diagonal step. Next was the turning back towards our partner part. Very difficult to keep our posture and start the flow again during broken down basic techniques.

Omiya 7/14

Yesterday in Omiya we went through hiriki no yosei ichi, ni as well as tai no henko ichi, ni with a partner. Keeping the connection and proper flow of the movements.

The techniques were katate mochi nikajo osae ichi, ni and shomen uchi sankajo osae ichi, ni.

We tried to focus on the basic points which are related in the basic movements. Turning on our toes, heels down, suriashi etc.

Basics in Omiya

Today in Omiya we worked on the proper timing and positioning of the hands in hiriki no yosei ichi. A seemingly simple movement, however done correctly takes time and effort.

Next, katate mochi nikajo osae ni (standing and sitting). The focus was on the movements between the form. It`s easy to lose connection and flow when practicing basic techniques in their broken down form.  Finished the class with jiyuwaza. Relaxing and trying to fit with our partner.

 

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.