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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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.
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.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Thursday 19:15-21:30, October 4
October Trip-1
http://www.aikidosocal.com/
Class 1 : Nikajo-1
Shomen Uchi
Katate Mochi
Kata Mochi
Hiji Mochi
Class 2 : Nikajo-2
Shomen Uchi
Katate Mochi
Kata Mochi
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Nage, Kotegaeshi
Note: Class of 7-8, My first class to visit Eishinkan Dojo, Rancho Santa Margarita in California. The big challenge even before the class was to drive all the way to Rancho Santa Margarita from Studio City. It took 2 and half hours exactly...I got a little lost at the very end and asked the people in the next building but they gave me no help...they did not know their own address...so I started stopping buildings one by one...luckily the next one was which I was looking for!
We went throug Nikajo in series, just like how we started for the test training. Things I could not adapt quite well I did it the way I'm used to do, but also tried out the way they suggested, aiming for the back foot with Nikajo, and poping up the elbow with 2 techniques...
Interesting and fun 2 classes with fun people.
Spent about 2 hrs in a bar afterwards, and it took only 1 hour 15mins to get back to the hotel. I'm glad it went all well for the day.
http://www.aikidosocal.com/
Class 1 : Nikajo-1
Shomen Uchi
Katate Mochi
Kata Mochi
Hiji Mochi
Class 2 : Nikajo-2
Shomen Uchi
Katate Mochi
Kata Mochi
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo Nage, Kotegaeshi
Note: Class of 7-8, My first class to visit Eishinkan Dojo, Rancho Santa Margarita in California. The big challenge even before the class was to drive all the way to Rancho Santa Margarita from Studio City. It took 2 and half hours exactly...I got a little lost at the very end and asked the people in the next building but they gave me no help...they did not know their own address...so I started stopping buildings one by one...luckily the next one was which I was looking for!
We went throug Nikajo in series, just like how we started for the test training. Things I could not adapt quite well I did it the way I'm used to do, but also tried out the way they suggested, aiming for the back foot with Nikajo, and poping up the elbow with 2 techniques...
Interesting and fun 2 classes with fun people.
Spent about 2 hrs in a bar afterwards, and it took only 1 hour 15mins to get back to the hotel. I'm glad it went all well for the day.
Thursday 5;45 Octber 4
Ikkajo-2
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo-2
Note: Class of 3. The morning of the day I leave for the trip. My schedule for the last weeks has been tigher than usual, was aware that I was quite stressed out from work and training...I only had a 3 hrs sleep (which is not possible for me to function), and I could not adjust what Sensei was telling us from what he had told us before...kept insisting, "I'm confused...", after all it was just my frustration bursted out before I knew it. ...After the class, Stumpy laughed at me saying, "You did this about a year and half ago, and before that was over 2 years ago...", so I have a cycle for my frustration to explore according to Stumpy. and today was one of them just about on the right track...so he says...
As the training progresses, some things gets easier but many things gets more difficult, or it seems. One theory is that you get easily more aware of whats going on on the mat with your own movements, it means you ... can find whats not going the way you want to be, or at least, the way you think whats supposed to. However, its not possible everything to be controled, at least by you, meaning me, so I go back to the mind set, "I do what I'm supposed to do", yet not being able to ignore what else is going on...
I usually say, Aikido is fun, thats the reason I do it. But more precisely...Aikido is frustrating, stressful but fun comes on the top of it so I keep training only to get better.
Well, cant find the way to say it better even I have been seriously thinking of this topic for the last weeks...maybe its representing my status pretty well, I'm confused all right. Will come back to write this one again if I get clear with the words to put into.
Later that day, I got to the airport, finished easy checking in and was the time to exchange yen to dollers. WHAT A SHOCK! Canadian dollers was more expensive than US dollars! Oh well, anything can happen but I'm here all in one piece and leaving for my Aikido trip. I would count everything is all right.
Shomen Uchi Ikkajo-2
Note: Class of 3. The morning of the day I leave for the trip. My schedule for the last weeks has been tigher than usual, was aware that I was quite stressed out from work and training...I only had a 3 hrs sleep (which is not possible for me to function), and I could not adjust what Sensei was telling us from what he had told us before...kept insisting, "I'm confused...", after all it was just my frustration bursted out before I knew it. ...After the class, Stumpy laughed at me saying, "You did this about a year and half ago, and before that was over 2 years ago...", so I have a cycle for my frustration to explore according to Stumpy. and today was one of them just about on the right track...so he says...
As the training progresses, some things gets easier but many things gets more difficult, or it seems. One theory is that you get easily more aware of whats going on on the mat with your own movements, it means you ... can find whats not going the way you want to be, or at least, the way you think whats supposed to. However, its not possible everything to be controled, at least by you, meaning me, so I go back to the mind set, "I do what I'm supposed to do", yet not being able to ignore what else is going on...
I usually say, Aikido is fun, thats the reason I do it. But more precisely...Aikido is frustrating, stressful but fun comes on the top of it so I keep training only to get better.
Well, cant find the way to say it better even I have been seriously thinking of this topic for the last weeks...maybe its representing my status pretty well, I'm confused all right. Will come back to write this one again if I get clear with the words to put into.
Later that day, I got to the airport, finished easy checking in and was the time to exchange yen to dollers. WHAT A SHOCK! Canadian dollers was more expensive than US dollars! Oh well, anything can happen but I'm here all in one piece and leaving for my Aikido trip. I would count everything is all right.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Tuesday 7:00 : September 25, 2007
Basic:
Hiriki no Yosei-1&2 with partner
Technique:
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1&2
Ushirowaza Eri Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Note:
Class of 4,
Kotegaeshi: I certainly have a problem with my Kotegaeshi, especially with Suwari ones. I just cant get the feeling like I "get" Kotegaeshi. Applying Kotegaeshi is straight forward, for either you are stepping forward or pivotting. I am still twisting as my body goes off from my center line...UMM...
Ushiro Eri Mochi: Ducking under Uke's arm part is quite tough, its not bending over...that makes it lose your kamae, which is bad. This is one of rare movements among the others, so it needs a lot of practice, I suppose.
Hiriki no Yosei-1&2 with partner
Technique:
Suwariwaza Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi-1&2
Ushirowaza Eri Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Note:
Class of 4,
Kotegaeshi: I certainly have a problem with my Kotegaeshi, especially with Suwari ones. I just cant get the feeling like I "get" Kotegaeshi. Applying Kotegaeshi is straight forward, for either you are stepping forward or pivotting. I am still twisting as my body goes off from my center line...UMM...
Ushiro Eri Mochi: Ducking under Uke's arm part is quite tough, its not bending over...that makes it lose your kamae, which is bad. This is one of rare movements among the others, so it needs a lot of practice, I suppose.
Tuesday 5:45 : September 25, 2007
Basic:
Technique:
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1&2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Note:
Class of 3. Working on the details...Defining me as an annoying memory woman...my memory is pretty good that's how always has been for a lot of things, not perfect just pretty good. Its also working for remembering Aikido techniques. So, I don't have so much hard time remembering them, yet knowing the movements and being able to find the circle with different people is totally a different thing, or so I define...so I had the hard time (again) with 2 different body type people to do the same techniques.
Changing the intention change the effort. I used to think applying the technique is to try putting (or forcing) uke on the spot where I want uke to be. But I realized that guiding Uke to where they dont want to go without uke knowing is just enough. I was again doing the forcing this morning, so I have to remember guiding when I do the technique.
Although, there are so many things to remember...no wonder it takes time for the body to learn all these things.
Technique:
Yokomen Uchi Shihonage-1&2
Katate Mochi Ikkajo Osae-1
Note:
Class of 3. Working on the details...Defining me as an annoying memory woman...my memory is pretty good that's how always has been for a lot of things, not perfect just pretty good. Its also working for remembering Aikido techniques. So, I don't have so much hard time remembering them, yet knowing the movements and being able to find the circle with different people is totally a different thing, or so I define...so I had the hard time (again) with 2 different body type people to do the same techniques.
Changing the intention change the effort. I used to think applying the technique is to try putting (or forcing) uke on the spot where I want uke to be. But I realized that guiding Uke to where they dont want to go without uke knowing is just enough. I was again doing the forcing this morning, so I have to remember guiding when I do the technique.
Although, there are so many things to remember...no wonder it takes time for the body to learn all these things.
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