STUDY GROUP TOMIKI AIKIDO - Sunday 10th August, 2014 This morning’s session was mixed ability and we looked at the seven balance breaks (Omote) and their opposites “Counters” (Ura) in more detail. We studied the idea of moving forwards or backwards, each time changing direction smoothly. This theme was continued throughout the entire Koryu Dai Yon giving it a slightly different and interesting flavour. With the report on Friday we used a mathematical analogy; it was a little complicated and too abstract for the non-mathematician. Today’s analogy is musical each in its own way natural and in fact they are mathematically linked. As an idea to try to equalise the training of mixed ability students we draw an analogy with music. The doh, ray, me . . . scale of low bass (frequency) notes can be thought of as being slow. An octave higher the same eight notes are played again at what might be considered faster because the frequency or pitch is higher. The speed (repetition) of playing each note remains the same If we increase to the next octave the pitch doubles again and so on and so forth. The message here is that the information is the same in each octave and that each level can work in harmony. The pendulum swings continuously and stops for no one. If we consider Kakgarigeiko as the melody in music, Hikitatigeiko might be thought of as the improvised version with the underlying melody still present. Randorigeiko, this is chaos, free-form music but working within a structure. Some key points: JODAN • Make the tegatana distance, body turns. • Lift the arm, body turns opposite direction, elbow must not drop or move to the outside • Move round in a spiral, keeping the arm central to Uke. CHUDAN • Catch the power, outside to inside, thumb inwardly, rotate the tap, store the power. • Release the power, elbow down and flexible, stretch through the body and bring slightly down. • Forwards, start rotation from the Hara (power inside to the outside) GEDAN • Palm up, palm down (power from the inside to the outside, elbow soft, keep arm-pit open. • Focus on Uke’s elbow and that it is moving forward. • Check that the combined movements are correct by looking at Uke. MAJOR CIRCLE • Palm facing inwards and moving to just below the belt • This is “Catching the power” (outside to the inside) as Uke gasps one wrist then the other. • As the second wrist grasp happens, step to the side and “Catch the power” by Diagonally and spirally stretch from the foot through the body and release the power through the arm (shoulder and elbow relaxed, palm down) More practice was given to Koryu Dai San, this time Sword Take. Some key points: • Timing, do it as one • Think pendulum • Metsuke, look at the “mountain” in the background Lastly a well needed cool down. More Study Group Tomiki Aikido Sessions. . . 13 - 14SEP2014 with Eddy Wolput in Antwerp, BELGIUM 10 - 12OCT2014 with Eddy Wolput in Bex, SWITZERLAND 14 - 16NOV2014 JAA GRADING to 6th Dan in Antwerp, BELGIUM 20 - 23NOV2014 Course & JAA GRADING in Almusafess, SPAIN 10 - 14DEC2014 with Eddy Wolput in Antwerp, BELGIUM
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:57:42 +0000