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REFERENCE DRILLS

Class outline Present from shomenuchi because it is more familiar to Aikidoists, but the class is just as easily presented from jodan tsuki (the line vs the point – all points are lines and lines are points). When uke strikes, nage has precisely four means to address it: Because I presented ude kimi nage asContinue reading “REFERENCE DRILLS”

DISPLAYS OF POWER

“Son, there are assholes everywhere” was my father‘s pithy rejoinder when I complained about some idiot or another – something I did frequently as a teenager. That reminder didn’t mean that assholes are the most common form of people, but that everyone had the capacity to be one. Hence my axiomatic approach – “trust butContinue reading “DISPLAYS OF POWER”

YOKOMEN AS DOUBLE DAGGER

Class Outline Establish familiarity with takemusu Aikido exercises: Gyakyu hanmi tenkan – soft committed elbow, move from shoulder (learn to move self) Ashi-sabaki – same arm shape, driven by hips (learn to move uke) Ashi-sabaki ushiro tenkan – same arm shape – learn to lead uke : uke learns to commit to movement Yokomen uchiContinue reading “YOKOMEN AS DOUBLE DAGGER”