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We train at the Clarendon & Westbury Community Centre in Dover, Kent
A quick recap of what we covered last night; Unsoku & Tandoku undo Tanto kakari geiko (free play) from shomen uchi, yokomen uchi and tsuki; shiho nage tenkai kote hineri (sankajo, sankyo) mae otoshi (hiji ate, kokyu nage) Kamae testing
Very interesting article from Brisbane Aikido Republic on the physics of aikido. Worth reading when thinking about kamae. Aiki Physics
Just a quick run through of what we covered tonight for reference; Zenpo kaiten ukemi (forward rolls) Koho ukemi (back breakfall) Yoko ukemi (side breakfall) Unsoku Tandoku Undo (first 3 sets of movements) Demo at speed of chudan tsuki Hiji-kime & Tenkai-Kote-Kugiki (without gripping) Tai no henko Gyaku hanmi katate dori Shiho-nage Kamae testing Chudan [...]
Myth /mith/: a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially: one embodying the ideals and institutions of a society or segment of society. If you have practiced for any length of time at any dojo in the world, you would have been subjected to a number of common myths. [...]
Last night Gowaryu enjoyed a Yoshinkan flavour with a visit from Meikyokai Aikido club, Bexley. Neil Saunders (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 Kokyu ho Osae waza The evening was mainly focused on the importance of good kamae (posture), but while being relaxed. [...]
