Well done to Eoin after his first class at the Saltwood dojo.
We went through freeplay practice with a big emphasis on proper kamae, kuzushi and timing.
It was a fun evening all round lead by an enthusiastic teacher, and the feedback was very positive.
Tandoku Undo means “Individual practise”. In Tomiki/Shodokan aikido this commonly refers to Unsoku (foot movements) and Tegatana Dosa (Hand blade exercises).
At last night’s training, I was asked for some Youtube videos that would be a good reference. After sifting out some poor videos (with mistakes made such as keeping the heel off the ground), I settled on these two videos as good examples.
Unsoku (Sean Flynn)
Tegatana Dosa (Scott Allbright)
This Saturday Neil Saunders Sensei took the class for the afternoon at Genryukan dojo.
Training covered;
Kamae
Nikkajo
Sankajo
Shomen uchi ikkajo osae ichi
kotegaeshi
shihonage
iriminage
We had a good turnout, and a thoroughly enjoyable session was had by all. I think Jon especially enjoyed himself 😉
Photos from the session can be seen in the gallery.
Our thanks go to Neil Saunders, Dave Clarke, Mark Atkinson, Rob Cole and Jimmy Tan for coming down for the day. We’ll see you all soon at the Mustard Sensei seminar.
A quick reminder:
Normal training will resume on Monday 6th September 2010, 7 – 9pm.
Before that, there will be a training session with Neil Saunders Sensei on Saturday 4th September (see Session with Neil Saunders post)
We have been cordially invited to attend the BAA Autumn School hosted by the Thanet Martial Arts Centre (in Margate) on the 6th and 7th November.
More details about the course are available on Kent Aikido
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