@ Goan Gymkhana 31 Aug 2011

Though having been a public holiday, that wasn't reason enough to keep Aikido 'enthusiasts' out of the dojo :)

Class started with a 'wrestling' session (kinda reminded me of my childhood fights, I lost count on how many I lost and judging from this session nothing much has changed.) where everything goes except blows of course. This was done in suwari waza. The aim of this was to make us tired thereby shaking off the stiffness before real aikido stuff began.

Stance: Aihanmi Technique: Irimi nage chudan, jodan, and gedan. Each performed in Ura and Omote.

All seem to go well, only that the ura part of these techniques proved difficult for me. 

Several points are worth mentioning for Irimi nage to be effective

1. One thing we tend to forget often is never let go the hand that is on uke's neck until you are ready to complete the technique!!!
2.  Tori decides where and when uke falls not the other way round.
3. Tori should make the technique as uncomfortable as possible for uke.

Weapon hour saw the use of our bokkens in ichi no tachi, not so bad I can say, getting somewhere at least.