Another small Saturday morning. I love the focused training afforded by limited attendance. Fellow members, what did you miss? Two keys that I have presented before. Irimi nage direct as concept and nikkyo as concept. And while I taught them as techniques, the true value resides in the movements that they represent as concepts. First irimi-nage-direct, aka HubudContinue reading “CONCEPT TRAINING: IRIMI and NIKKYO”
Category Archives: Class Notes
SOLO TRAINING
When I began training, I was told that the minimum time commitment to earn shodan in Aikido is to train three classes per week for a period of five years – and this presumes progress through time on the mat under competent instruction with honest training partners. If you do the math, however, the USAFContinue reading “SOLO TRAINING”
IKKYO TO SANYKO
This is not a kihon-level presentation. The sequence of development presumes competency in basic lock-flow dexterity drills, the ability to keep connected pressure, and a familiarity with vectors. It is a play off a standard shomenunchi – irimi tai sabaki exercise incorporating both the font hand and back hand intercept. The hand work is not necessarily tied to, norContinue reading “IKKYO TO SANYKO”
Protective Arts 