Warmup followed by
Ukemi practice
Unsoku & Tandoku Undo :
Focus on proper posture and keeping centre whilst moving, which is essential for all the techniques.
Randori no kata practice:
1 – 5 for beginners
1-10 on both sides for coloured belts.
Freeplay practice:
Emphasis on being relaxed and using avoidance.
Genryukan Aikido ran a Yoshinkan session thanks to Neil Saunders Sensei and his students from Meikyokai aikido club, Bexley, who visited us yesterday.
Neil Saunders Sensei (4th Dan) took the class through the following exercises;
Kamae
Nikajo/nikkyo/kote mawashi
Sankajo/sankyo/Tenkai kote hineri
Hiji ate/Mae otoshi
Kotegaeshi
Iriminage
Osae waza
The focus was on good kamae (posture), making tori strong yet relax. This allows tori to apply techniques easily no matter how strongly uke resists, but with no discernable pain compliance used in locks. Many of the techniques were focused on disturbing uke’s balance through the shoulder.
Our thanks again go to Neil Saunders, Ian Moody, Mark Atkinson, and Rob Cole for their visit. It was a very interesting and enjoyable evening, enjoyed by all.
Warmup followed by
Ukemi practice
Unsoku & Tandoku Undo
Work on first 4 of the Shichihon-no-kuzushi
( 7 balance breaking techniques, part of the Koryu Dai Yon):
1. Jodan-aigamae
2. Jodan-gyakugamae
3. Chudan-aigamae
4. Chudan-gyakugamae
Focus on proper balance disturbance, posture, circular movement and use of hip power.
Tanto freeplay
(Good avoidance and timing, keep up the good work guys)
Warmup followed by
Ukemi practice
Unsoku & Tandoku Undo
Brief recap of randori-no-kata 1- 10 for beginners
Koryu Dai Yon 15-25 for higher grades.
kamae testing
tai no henko
shomen uchi kotegaeshi (ichi)
nikkyo applications
Hiji-ate/mae otoshi
Warmup followed by
Ukemi practice
Shikko practice
Unsoku & Tandoku Undo
Go-hon-no-kuzushi (Main 5 of randori-no-kata balance breaking techniques):
1 – Oshi-taoshi (No 6)
2- Hiki-Taoshi (No 8)
3- Waki Gatame (No 10)
4 – Shiho-Nage (No 14)
5- Sumi-Otoshi (No 16)
First 2 techniques of the Koryu Dai Yon:
1- Jodan-aigamae
2- Jodan-gyakugamae
