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Traditional: My favorite way to get thrown Brutal: My least favorite way to get thrown Covid-19: Long distance relationships Ki...
Sep 13, 2021
Be grateful for the one you hate training with...
On the subject of “Everyone you train with has something to teach you” which I brought up last week... Yes, that also includes the one...
Aug 30, 2021
Be grateful for the beginner
In case some of us forgot this with the excitement and eagerness to be back training. Everyone you train with has something to teach you,...
Aug 23, 2021
Trying to recall some basic stuff…
And might be thinking too much!
Aug 16, 2021
Suburi, Suburi, Suburi!!!
I should have practiced my bokken and jo during the COVID break, I know. Now it feels so awkward.
Aug 2, 2021
Testing my muscle memory after a long COVID break...
Ushiro ryote dori, kokyuho, ki no nagare… Sure!!!... What the hell???.... Which leg goes where? What direction do I turn to? Why are my...
Jul 26, 2021
Finally back on the mat...
I’m not a big believer in the benefits of fitness so going back on the mat for the first time after almost a year and a half of total...
Jul 12, 2021
No Pushing & No Pulling...
As a petite person, taking a big person’s balance is one of the biggest challenges I faced, and now, right before I go back training, it...
Jun 28, 2021
Aikido Intro #47: Katame Waza
Went over pinning and controlling techniques. In two weeks I’ll be able to go back on the mat and while I’m a little concerned about all...
Jun 21, 2021
Frustration
frus·tra·tion frəˈstrāSH(ə)n noun The feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of the inability to change or achieve...
Jun 14, 2021
Aikido Intro #186: First Four Teachings
Basic Aikido Techniques Ikkyo - First Teaching: Elbow control. Leveraging uke to the ground to an arm pin by controlling elbow and wrist....
Jun 7, 2021
The Hakama…
Full disclosure, I’m in Aikido for the Hakama! Just got my 2nd COVID vaccine shot and I’m starting to think about going back on the mat....
May 17, 2021
What I Aimed For vs. Reality
I listen, I get it, I visualize myself blending with an attacker's movements and controlling their actions, deflecting their force...
May 10, 2021
Covid-19 Practice Partners
A friend recently told me that while social distancing she used to practice Aikido with their dog, a huge Bernese Mountain Dog, and he...
Apr 26, 2021
How to tie your belt
It seems like soon I’ll be able to go back on the mat. Lately I’ve been thinking about all sorts of things I’ve managed to forget in the...
Apr 19, 2021
Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
Daniel Brasse Sensei, from Aikido By the Bay, recently wrote about the saying “practice makes perfect”, and how he thought this idea is...
Apr 12, 2021
Aikido Intro #5: Hanmi
"The founder said that the key to effective hip work was in the legs...this means the hips cannot be stable unless the legs are steady....
Mar 29, 2021
Aikido intro #35: Shikko
A form of walking on your knees from seiza which improves balance, hip stability and strength, and necessary for the execution of...
Mar 22, 2021
Aikido Intro #49: Attacks
Every time I got tested and had to select and call out a different attack I blacked out. I should have prepared this cheatsheet a long...
Mar 15, 2021
Taking Balance
I read this somewhere (sorry, I don’t know who’s quote it is): “Taking another’s balance is easier said than done, but if done well, the...
Mar 8, 2021
Aikido Intro #14: Ukemi
To stay safe - Not only to avoid injury, but to be aware of what is going on so you’re able to find and respond to openings. To...
Mar 1, 2021
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