Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 session at the JICC Conference Room

C'était le jour J pour Kévin, Dennis et Joseph but before that,Sensei took us through the paces in the following attacks/techniques:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori: Ikkyo(Omote & Ura),Shiho Nage(Omote & Ura) and Irimi Nage(Ura) respectively.

-Katatedori: Kokyu Nage(two versions),Shiho Nage(Omote & Ura) and Tenchi Nage respectively.

-Shomen Uchi: Ikkyo(Omote & Ura),Irimi Nage(Ura) and Shiho Nage(Omote & Ura) respectively.

The rest of the session was allocated for the grading exam and it was Joseph first on the 'chopping block' then Kevin and lastly Dennis.

Félicitations à Kévin, Dennis et Joseph for having successfully graded and passed their Gokyu tests at least now the number of graded students has increased.

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY, MARCH 12 @ THE JICC CONFERENCE ROOM.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Friday, February 22, 2013 session at the JICC main hall

It was one fast paced session and Sensei took us through the below mentioned attacks & techniques:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori:Ikkyo(Omote & Ura),Shiho Nage(Omote & Ura) and Irimi Nage(Omote) respectively.

-Katatedori:Sokumen Irimi Nage,Tenchi Nage,Kokyu Nage,Ude Kimenage and Shiho Nage(Omote & Ura) respectively.

-Shomen Uchi:Ikkyo(Omote & Ura),Shiho Nage(Omote & Ura) and Irimi Nage respectively.

Tuesday(February 26) is grading day and all the very best to Dennis,Joseph and hopefully Kevin(I hope your shoulder injury has healed).They shall all be grading for Gokyu.

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @ THE JICC CONFERENCE ROOM.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

**AIKIDO CLASSES ON HOLD**

As indicated earlier in the previous blog,Aikido classes have been put on hold as from March 1 to March 8 to resume on March 12.

For more information kindly click on the Japan embassy link below.

http://www.ke.emb-japan.go.jp/Martial%20Arts%20Classes.html

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 session at the JICC Conference Room

Nairobi Aikikai is attracting enthusiasts from the world over and the latest addition is a gentleman from Greece,another one from Spain as well as a Swedish lady who joined us last Friday....well it seems we are heading towards the best direction.

Back to the day's activities, Jason Sempai took us through the following techniques:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Irimi Nage(Omote & Ura),Rokkyo and Kote Gaeshi(Omote & Ura) respectively.

-Ryote Dori Tenchi Nage.

-Katatedori Sokumen Irimi Nage.

-Kubishime through Katatedori Sokumen Irimi Nage.

There is a possibility of Aikido sessions being put on hold due to the forthcoming general elections in Kenya but more details will be available soon on the blog and on the Japan embassy website....

NEXT SESSION:FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 @ THE JICC MAIN HALL.




Monday, February 18, 2013

Friday, February 15, 2013 session at the JICC main hall

It was good to see Naoki Sempai once again and this time we were able to benefit from his speciality;Ushiro Ryote Dori techniques.

After warming up courtesy of Douglas Kohai, Ben Sempai took us through the following techniques before handing over to Naoki Sempai:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo(Omote & Ura) and Irimi Nage respectively.

Naoki took over the rest of the session and this is what he had in store for us:

-Ushiro Ryote Dori:Shiho Nage(Omote) and Kokyu Ho respectively.

-Hanmi Handachi Shiho Nage.

We topped up the two hours with the famous back stretch Haishin Undo.

A word of advice for those joining Aikido:Kindly relax during the sessions and avoid tensing up too much.I almost broke a lady's elbow while doing Haishin Undo as she was so tensed up she ended up sliding and landing on her elbow.

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 @ THE JICC CONFERENCE ROOM.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 session at the JICC Conference Room

For me this was one fantastic session for two main reasons: The first one is because PAZAT Sensei was in charge of the two hours.Secondly, the AC was on thus, there was minimal sweating considering the heat wave that is ongoing in Nairobi.

Sensei took us through the following techniques:

FIRST HOUR (Focusing on extending Uke):

-Ryote Dori Tenchi Nage.

-Ryote Dori Ikkyo Omote.

-Ryote Dori Shiho Nage Omote.

SECOND HOUR:

-Ushiro Ryote Dori Ikkyo Omote.

-Ushiro Ryote Dori Kokyu Nage (two versions).

-Ushiro Ryote Dori Shiho Nage Omote.

Once again Sensei would like to have a look at the certificates and Birankai passports for all those who have graded in the past therefore kindly hand in your documents if you have not yet done so.

NEXT SESSION:FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 @ THE JICC MAIN HALL.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Friday, February 8, 2012 session at the JICC main hall

This Friday's session was mostly dedicated to Kata Dori and after sweating it out doing warm up exercises and Ukemi, Ben Sempai took us through the following techniques:

-Kata Dori: Sumi Otoshi, Ikkyo(Omote & Ura), Nikyo(Ura) and Shiho Nage respectively.

-Ryo Kata Dori Kata Gatame.

-Ryote Dori Tenchi Nage.

The session was quite packed more than usual but as I had noted earlier,most of the newcomers seem to be intrigued by Aikido but after a session or two,they 'vanish with no trace'.....

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 @ THE JICC CONFERENCE ROOM.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 session at the JICC Conference Room

Jason Sempai was at it again taking us through the paces and although he had an injured left toe,he still gave it his all.

It was a 'full house' with a good number of new comers and the following is what we went through:

FIRST HOUR:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori:Ikkyo(Omote,Ura),Nikyo(shorter version and Ura) respectively.

-Katatedori Ikkyo(Omote,Ura).

SECOND HOUR:

-Shomen Uchi:Ikkyo(Omote),Kote Gaeshi & Shiho Nage(Omote,Ura) respectively.

-Yokomen Uchi:Ikkyo,Shiho Nage(Omote) & Kote Gaeshi respectively.

NEXT SESSION:FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT THE JICC MAIN HALL.


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