I went to Makati Sports Club last Monday (14 Jan) to have my 2nd session of Aikido training. Sensei Dam led the session together with other blackbelter including Sensei Troy. There were quite a number of white belt students, and a few blue and yellow belters.
Indeed, the warm-up exercises particularly the stretching ones are fully emphasized in Makati Aikido Club club. Something not highlighted in my CDO dojo, and never in the Tapondo training. The preliminary exercises eat up around 30 mins to 45 mins or around half of each sessions.
I still have to recall the Aikido terms in Japanese. Slowly, memories of the names of attacks and techniques are coming back. However, most of the time, the Senseis here show how techniques are done or forms are to be performed without naming them.
In this session, I would like to note familiar terms (wit my interpretations/notes in English):
Uke - attacker
Nage - defender, performer of the technique
Omote - inside, straight
Ura - outside, circular
Ai Hamni - opposite stance (Ura on Migi gamae and Nage on Hidori gamae)
Gyaku Hamni - Same stance (both Ura and Nage on similar gamae)
As a group, with exchanging partners, we practices 2 attacks and with 1 immobilization (ikkyu) and 1 projection (did not get the name but in Westbrook, it's #14):
2. Katate tori (wrist hold, 2 ands) Ai amni (same stance) Ikkyo (first technique) - both Omote and Ura
3. Kata tori (one hand hold on shoulder) Ai Hamni Kokyu (sumiotoshi) - both Omote and Ura.
The above would be the 2nd and 3rd technique learned so far.
No comments:
Post a Comment