aikido practice techniques
aikido practice techniques
Reflections of Aikido practitioners...?
How long have you been practicing, What is your favorite technique, and did you have a day where you had a revelation at practice?
Domo arigatou
1 10 years
my favorite techniques are the sneaky techniques
the ones the opponent does not see coming. like the simple nikyo on ai hanmi katate dori (turning round the wrist) or an advanced irimi nage (straight hand to the face) sometimes it hurtles the opponent back if he's really going in to it these techniques are usually pretty simple but o so effective. My greatest revelation in aikido came when practicing during a workshop our club organised with Sugano Seichi. Me and my partner were fumbling with a technique while sensei was doing his rounds and decided to use me as a partner to demonstrate the technique. All I remember is hitting the mat and not knowing how I got there. I knew from that moment on that no matter how or what, come hell or high water I was going to learn how to do that. But I still have a long way to go to get there
Aikido practice #5-8 Basic 8 wrist grabs
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