Saturday 14:00-16:00, October 6

October Trip-2

http://www.losangelesaikido.com/

Leg exercise (shifting the balance as remaining the heaviness with back and front...)

Kihon Dosa

Ikkajo -2 (non Basic)
Udegarami (non Basic)

Ushirowaza Eri Mochi Ikkajo Osae-2
Ushirowaza Ryote Mochi Kotegaeshi-2
Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1

After class: Back Breakfalls (30) Forward Rolls (30...but I missed 5)
Jiyuwaza Practice (6 throws each)

Note: Class of 5 with 2 senseis. The weather was a lot milder and cooler than expected. So it was nothing like how it was in last July when I first came out to train here. Still the leg exercise was quite tough...cant quite remember if we did Kihon dosa before or after but my feet were aching pretty badly around that time.

The biggest challenge of the day was to make 360 degree pivot with Ushiro Eri Ikkajo-2. Knowing this is the basic basic way but Stumpy teaches us to make 180 degree pivots x 2 for an introduction, so my feet were used to be in moves, and it was quite hard to adjust it but Sensei gave us the fair practice for that movement and I think we all got the basic steps right at the end.

There is one 12 y/o started training with his father several months ago. According to the farther, the boy found out all about it. No wonder he's so keen :) He's still even shorter than me and felt very fragile but he was adapting the movements quite all right, that was quite impressive.

Sensei coordinates the class as like a story of the day, people listens to him even before they know it or at least before I know it. Sometimes ( or could be many times) he pushes pretty hard, but he does it with us most of the hard stuff without changing a face. It was great to meet / train with the same people again after a year.

To moving on to the next destination, Vancouver. I had a choice to fly either on Sat or Sun night and I chose Sat night that gave me less than an hour after the class to spare, I wish I had one more hour to be able to sit and talk with them but...maybe next time.

So, there I was again driving to the airport having no extra time to lose...(yes, the schedule was quite tight)...traffic was worse than ever...people suspected that it would take 45 mins to the airport but it took over an hour...I probably could have saved several mins if I did not make a wrong turn...anyway, I got to the rental car place to return the car about 18:15 even my fight was supposed to take off at 19:33...and the shuttle bus to the airport took off right in front of me when I got there......the lady asked me as she inspected the car if everything was all right, so I said..."yes! except for the traffic!" There was no point getting anxious about things I cant control, so I waited and waited and waited...for the shuttle to come around, and waited...15 mins later the same lady told me, " I just called the shuttle to let them know you are waiting", yeah right so I wait, and wait..........................................finally...there they come...2 comes at one time!!! One was reached by the office lady but what I got on was the other...so the drivers had to settle with the other to take me instead after all...another 2 mins wasted!! No point getting mad, so I tried to be calm and nicely asked the driver, "my flight takes off in half an hour, do you think I can make it?" He gave me a stunned look and started kicking the gas pedal really hard...surely he gave me the lecture not to be late for the flight until we got to the airport...still he gave me a good fast ride, so I got to the checking in counter at 19:04.......

Of course, I had to hear another bunch of "you are late" "its too late" speech from the checking in counter person but I was able to check in, so it was time to run and I ran. Although, the plain itself was 20 mins late after all so it was just all right.

Another surprise was waiting for me in Vancouver...its cold already and everyone is wearing a ski jacket while I only carried cotton sweater...well, it should be all right.

3 more training day to go.