Sunday evening mixer at Jiai Aikido.
Aikido Bridge 2011 – Sunday
Wow… What a fun day. Started to get a few things. I really enjoyed Tissier Sensei’s class, which was all about connection and honest ukemi. … Read more …
Day Three – Whew!
An intense day today. Not physically, hardly broke a sweat, in spite of the heat. But a lot to assimilate. On the mat I compared … Read more …
Just a few of the nearly 40 folks from the seminar who went to dinner tonight at Todai. Left to right, Dave, from Aiki Budokan in Houston, Mr. Bill, from Aikido of Santa Cruz, Cheryle, who levitates uke up off the mat after kotegaeshi, Tom Haines Sensei and John, both part of a 5-6 person contingent from from Arizona Aikido. Oh, and me.
Friendship Seminar
I just got to spend the lunch break chatting with some of my favorite Aikido people, and listening to a few great stories. :-)
Saturday, 6:30 a.m.
This is the point at which it feels like we’ve been doing this for a long time, but it’s only been one evening and one … Read more …
Getting ready for tonight’s tanto class with Doran Sensei. Lots of really interesting knife defenses and take-aways. Mostly tanto versus tanto. Some tanto versus unarmed, and some tanto versus kicking. Tomorrow night’s tanto class is with Tissier Sensei, and Sunday’s is with Ikeda Sensei.
At the Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar 2011
I’m very fortunate that the Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar is held in San Diego at Jiai Aikido, where “travel” for me involves only a 40-minute … Read more …
