Thursday, May 28, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

We went through a moderate warm up session which was followed by Mae Ukemi, Gyaku Ukemi and Yoko Ukemi in preparation for the day's techniques which were focused on Ukemi and breakfalls.

Tom Sempai guided us through the following:

-Basic body movement (Tai Sabaki).

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Kokyu Nage.

-Ushiro Ryote Dori Sankyo and Juji Garami (both Omote) respectively.

-Morote Dori Juji Garami.

-A host of various openings from the Ushiro Ryote Dori stance.

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-ODHIAMBO Tom

-NJOROGE Walter

-MAMBO Stephen

-Brian

-Several 'familiar faces'

-MWAKIO Sammy

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY, JUNE 2 @ THE SAME VENUE

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

After a lengthy warm up session that also included Mae Ukemi from both Suwari and Tachi Waza as well as Mae Ukemi using two volunteers as 'obstacles',we went through the main session which we were guided throguh by Walter Kohai and included the following:

-Katatedori Kote Gaeshi.

-Morote dori Shiho nage Omote & Juji garami respectively.

-Kata dori Nikyo Omote & Ura respectively.

-Hanmi handachi waza Kata gatame version.

We wrapped it up with Zagi Kokyu Ho

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-ODHIAMBO Tom

-MICHUKI Leon

-MUTHII Joshua

-NJOROGE Walter

-NYANG'OR Vincent

-MURAGURI Herman

-Several familiar faces yet to register

-MWAKIO Sammy

NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,MAY 28 @ THE SAME VENUE

Thursday, May 21, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

I took over the warm up session and being a strong advocate for physical fitness, I was drenched in sweat by the time the warm up session was over which included my favourite wheelbarrow push ups as well as Mae and Ushiro ukemi from Suwari Waza not forgetting Mae and Ushiro Shikko.

Tom Sempai took us through the techniques and we began with Tai Sabaki followed by Ikkyo Undo and how to neutralise a Shomen Uchi attack.

What followed was:

-Shomen Uchi Ikkyo Omote.

-Ai Hanmi katatedori Kote Gaeshi Omote.

-Chudan Tsuki Kote Gaeshi.

The session ended with Randori and it was a wake up call especially for myself having being caught off guard by a Tsuki attack which landed on my torso! I realised we needed to do more Randori to acquaint ourselves with real life situations.

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-ODHIAMBO Tom

-MICHUKI Leon

-OKUMU Julius

-NYANG'OR Vincent

-WAITITU Vanessa

-WAMBUGU Michael

-Several 'Aikido enthusiasts'

-MWAKIO Sammy

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,MAY 26 @ THE SAME VENUE

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

The 'early Aikidoka' began with a jog around the room before Vincent Kohai took us through the warm up session that also included Mae Ukemi from both Suwari & Tachi Waza as well as Ushiro Ukemi from Suwari Waza. The warm up session culminated with Mae Shikko.

We kicked off the training session with Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote before Kitayama Sensei guided us through the following:

-Yokomen Uchi Shiho Nage Omote & Ura respectively.

-Various techniques from a Yokomen Uchi attack eg.Kote Gaeshi, Irimi Nage, Kokyu Nage and Kaiten Nage.

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki

-OKUMU Julius

-NYANG'OR Vincent

-WAITITU Vanessa

-'Familiar regulars'

-MWAKIO Sammy

NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,MAY 21 @ THE SAME VENUE

Thursday, May 14, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

Ben Sempai took us through the first quarter of the session which kicked off with a brief warm up session followed by the following techniques:

-Katatedori Kokyu Nage.

-The opening of Uchi Kaiten Nage.

For the remainder of the session, we went through the following:

From Suwari Waza:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.

From Tachi Waza:

-Soto Kaiten Kata Gatame.

-Katatedori Uchi Kaiten Nage.

We ended the session with Zagi Kokyu Ho followed by Haishin Undo.

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-KIYAGA Ben

-NJOROGE Walter

-NYANG'OR Vincent

-WAITITU Vanessa

-Several 'familiar faces'

-One newcomer

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY, MAY 19 @ THE SAME VENUE

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

It has been raining since Monday and as is the norm, it is always chaotic outside but all in all, we had a good session with Joshua Kohai taking us through the warm up session followed by Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from both Suwari & Tachi Waza.

Joshua Kohai began the first part of the session with the following techniques:

-Ryokata dori Nikyo Ura.

-Ushiro Ryote dori Sankyo Omote.

The second part of the session consisted of the following techniques:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Kote gaeshi.

-A front choke from the opening of Katatedori Kokyu ho.

-Hanmi Handachiwaza Shiho Nage.

The session concluded with Haishin Undo.

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-MUTHII Joshua

-NYANG'OR Vincent

-WAMBUGU Michael

-A handful of 'regulars'

-Two newcomers to Aikido

-MWAKIO Sammy

NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY, MAY 14 @ THE SAME VENUE

Thursday, May 7, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

It was yet another Thursday and after going through a lengthy warm up session including Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from Suwari Waza, we went through the following attacks/techniques:

From Suwari Waza:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.

From Tachi Waza:

-Shomen Uchi Sankyo Omote.

-Yokomen Uchi Shiho Nage Omote.

Zagi Kokyu Ho and Haishin Undo wrapped up the session.

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-MICHUKI Leon

-A handful of 'newbies'

-MWAKIO Sammy

NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY, MAY 12 @ THE SAME VENUE

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room

Grading was ongoing in the main hall for our Karate colleagues thus we were glad to have Ben Sempai lead us through the whole session.

A light warm up session was followed by Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from Suwari Waza as well as Mae and Ushiro Shikko then the following attacks/techniques crowned it all:

From Suwari Waza:

-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.

From Tachi Waza:

-Shomen Uchi Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.

-Various finishing moves from a Shomen Uchi attack.

ATTENDANCE LIST:

-KIYAGA Ben

-MUTHII Joshua

-NYANG'OR Vincent

-MURAGURI Herman

-'Nameless' Aikido enthusiasts

-MWAKIO Sammy

NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY, MAY 7 @ THE SAME VENUE