The session began on a slow note and after about 40 minutes two more colleagues showed up and we began with light stretching exercises before embarking on the day's programme:
The attack/techniques we practised are as follows:
-Ryote Dori Shiho Nage Omote.
-Shomen Uchi Gokyo.
-Katatedori Kote Gaeshi variation.
The session closed with Kokyu Ho Kokyu Dosa.
Unfortunately Rex Sempai could not make it in time for the session as he was caught up in a last minute meeting in town but I am glad we finally met outside the Japan embassy after the session and had a chat for a while. He promised that if all goes well he shall be back in January next year.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-BOKEA Joseph
-NJOGU Anthony
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 6 @ THE SAME VENUE.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
I arrived at the usual venue and on the door to the 'dojo' was the official poster advertising the upcoming Japanese cultural festival on November 1 and going through the list of activities planned for the day I noticed that Aikido was missing and only Karate and Judo were listed. Jason Sempai approached the director of the JICC and he was informed that we need a shodan amongst us to be permitted to participate in the martial arts demo and that 'maybe next year when we get a shodan teacher we will be able to participate in the martial arts demo'.
Controversy aside, we carried on with the session and after a brief warm up session followed by Mae Ukemi from both Suwari & Tachi Waza,the following is what we practised:
From Tachi Waza:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori: Juji Nage and Shiho Nage respectively.
-Reverse Kote Gaeshi.
-Gyaku Hanmi Katatedori Kokyu Nage.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KIBE Jason
-MICHUKI Leon
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 28 @ THE SAME VENUE
Controversy aside, we carried on with the session and after a brief warm up session followed by Mae Ukemi from both Suwari & Tachi Waza,the following is what we practised:
From Tachi Waza:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori: Juji Nage and Shiho Nage respectively.
-Reverse Kote Gaeshi.
-Gyaku Hanmi Katatedori Kokyu Nage.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KIBE Jason
-MICHUKI Leon
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 28 @ THE SAME VENUE
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
Monday having been a public holiday,and having taken time off for some rest,I was looking forward to an intense Aikido session although that was not to be.
After working out for more than half an hour with no one in sight, I was joined by a lady who wanted to find out more about Aikido and for the first time ever she watched us train until 18:45!
Since most of us were not accustomed to doing Ukemi from Tachi Waza, we did some Mae Ukemi from Suwari Waza and also practised how to fall safely by bending the leg.
The main focus of the day was the Ai Hanmi stance in a static position and this is what we went through:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo (Omote & Ura).
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Nikyo Ura.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-BOKEA Joseph
-NJOGU Anthony
-Vincent
-The lady 'spectator'
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,OCTOBER 23 @ THE SAME VENUE
P.S.
I just received a message from Rex Sempai who has confirmed that he will be jetting in this coming Saturday.
After working out for more than half an hour with no one in sight, I was joined by a lady who wanted to find out more about Aikido and for the first time ever she watched us train until 18:45!
Since most of us were not accustomed to doing Ukemi from Tachi Waza, we did some Mae Ukemi from Suwari Waza and also practised how to fall safely by bending the leg.
The main focus of the day was the Ai Hanmi stance in a static position and this is what we went through:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo (Omote & Ura).
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Nikyo Ura.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-BOKEA Joseph
-NJOGU Anthony
-Vincent
-The lady 'spectator'
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,OCTOBER 23 @ THE SAME VENUE
P.S.
I just received a message from Rex Sempai who has confirmed that he will be jetting in this coming Saturday.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
Vincent and I began with a jog around the 'dojo' before embarking on some stretching exercises followed by Mae Ukemi from Suwari Waza as well as Mae and Ushiro Shikko.
The following is what we went through:
-Katatedori Irimi Nage Omote.
-Imobilising Uke with a choke from the opening of Katatedori Kokyu Ho.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-ABONYO Patrick
-NJOGU Anthony
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
P.S.
Kindly note that there will be no Aikido sessions on Thursday, October 30 and Tuesday, November 4, 2014 due to preparations for the 2014 Japanese Cultural Festival.
The annual martial arts demo is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 1, 2014 outside the JICC main hall.
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 21 @ THE SAME VENUE.
The following is what we went through:
-Katatedori Irimi Nage Omote.
-Imobilising Uke with a choke from the opening of Katatedori Kokyu Ho.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-ABONYO Patrick
-NJOGU Anthony
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
P.S.
Kindly note that there will be no Aikido sessions on Thursday, October 30 and Tuesday, November 4, 2014 due to preparations for the 2014 Japanese Cultural Festival.
The annual martial arts demo is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 1, 2014 outside the JICC main hall.
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 21 @ THE SAME VENUE.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
Mohseen Kohai took us through the warm up session including Mae Ukemi from both Suwari Waza & Tachi Waza before he carried on with the rest of the session.
The main focus was on Kote Gaeshi and Mohseen Kohai took us through step-by-step on how to effectively execute Kote Gaeshi.
We later on practised Shomen Uchi Kote Gaeshi.
The most difficult part for most was maintaining Uke's wrist at the same level rather than lifting it up,making a proper Tenkan to evade the Shomen Uchi attack and turning the hips when bringing down Uke.
Afterwards,we went through the opening for Shomen Uchi Irimi Nage and the emphasis was on how to position oneself behind Uke without being exposed to a possible back kick attack from Uke.
The last few minutes of the session were dedicated to some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves and once again Mohseen was more than glad to demonstrate some moves and also explained to us what some of the terms such as "mount","open guard",etc meant.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-LALA Mohseen
-ABONYO Patrick
-NJOGU Anthony
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,OCTOBER 16 @ THE SAME VENUE.
The main focus was on Kote Gaeshi and Mohseen Kohai took us through step-by-step on how to effectively execute Kote Gaeshi.
We later on practised Shomen Uchi Kote Gaeshi.
The most difficult part for most was maintaining Uke's wrist at the same level rather than lifting it up,making a proper Tenkan to evade the Shomen Uchi attack and turning the hips when bringing down Uke.
Afterwards,we went through the opening for Shomen Uchi Irimi Nage and the emphasis was on how to position oneself behind Uke without being exposed to a possible back kick attack from Uke.
The last few minutes of the session were dedicated to some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves and once again Mohseen was more than glad to demonstrate some moves and also explained to us what some of the terms such as "mount","open guard",etc meant.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-LALA Mohseen
-ABONYO Patrick
-NJOGU Anthony
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,OCTOBER 16 @ THE SAME VENUE.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
The session began on a slow pace but picked up later as the clock ticked towards 6 o'clock. After a sweaty warm up session followed by Mae Ukemi and Shikko, we revised the following basics:
From Suwari Waza:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote.
-Kokyu Ho Kokyu Dosa.
From Hanmi Handachi Waza:
-Katatedori Shiho Nage.
From Tachi Waza:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Gokyo Omote.
-Ryote Dori Shiho Nage Omote.
-Katatedori Kata Gatame.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-OMONDI Steven
-BOKEA Joseph
-NYAKIO
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 14 @ THE SAME VENUE.
From Suwari Waza:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote.
-Kokyu Ho Kokyu Dosa.
From Hanmi Handachi Waza:
-Katatedori Shiho Nage.
From Tachi Waza:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Gokyo Omote.
-Ryote Dori Shiho Nage Omote.
-Katatedori Kata Gatame.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-OMONDI Steven
-BOKEA Joseph
-NYAKIO
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 14 @ THE SAME VENUE.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
Welcome back Mohseen after MIA for quite a while. As a welcome gesture,Mohseen Kohai took us through the warm up session with some stretching exercises after a jog around the 'dojo'. We then revised the following:
From Tachi Waza:
-Katatedori Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote.
Mohseen demonstrated some Brazilian Jiu-jitsu moves from the open guard which are essential especially when one is pinned to the ground by an opponent.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-LALA Mohseen
-OMONDI Steven
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,OCTOBER 9 @ THE SAME VENUE.
From Tachi Waza:
-Katatedori Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote.
Mohseen demonstrated some Brazilian Jiu-jitsu moves from the open guard which are essential especially when one is pinned to the ground by an opponent.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-LALA Mohseen
-OMONDI Steven
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vincent
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,OCTOBER 9 @ THE SAME VENUE.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
We were fortunate once again to have a guest, a gentleman accompanied by his two sons who apparently has practised Aikido until the level of Nidan!
Douglas Kohai took us through the paces and after a brief warm up session and Mae & Ushiro Ukemi,this is what we practised:
From Tachi Waza:
-Katatedori Nikyo Omote.
-Reverse Kote Gaeshi.
-Tsuki Kote Gaeshi Omote & Ura respectively.
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Sankyo Omote.
The session ended with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-OSORO Douglas
-NJOROGE Walter
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vincent
-NYAKIO
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 7 @ THE SAME VENUE
Douglas Kohai took us through the paces and after a brief warm up session and Mae & Ushiro Ukemi,this is what we practised:
From Tachi Waza:
-Katatedori Nikyo Omote.
-Reverse Kote Gaeshi.
-Tsuki Kote Gaeshi Omote & Ura respectively.
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Sankyo Omote.
The session ended with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-OSORO Douglas
-NJOROGE Walter
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vincent
-NYAKIO
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,OCTOBER 7 @ THE SAME VENUE
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
Douglas Kohai took us through the paces and as always his warm up exercises are usually breathtaking!
After the warm up session not forgetting Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from both Suwari Waza & Tachi Waza,the following are the attacks/techniques we went through the focus being on Shiho Nage:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Shiho Nage Ura.
-Tsuki Shiho Nage Ura.
-Shomen Uchi Shiho Nage Ura.
-Shorter version of Ai Hanmi Katatedori Nikyo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-NYAKIO
-Vincent who joined us for the first time althoug he previously practised Mantis Kenpo Karate.
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 30 @ THE SAME VENUE.
After the warm up session not forgetting Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from both Suwari Waza & Tachi Waza,the following are the attacks/techniques we went through the focus being on Shiho Nage:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Shiho Nage Ura.
-Tsuki Shiho Nage Ura.
-Shomen Uchi Shiho Nage Ura.
-Shorter version of Ai Hanmi Katatedori Nikyo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-NYAKIO
-Vincent who joined us for the first time althoug he previously practised Mantis Kenpo Karate.
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 30 @ THE SAME VENUE.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 session at the JICC conference room
Given the heat nowadays, by the time we begin the session, most of us are usually already drenched in sweat just from performing the stretching exercises.
We kicked off the session as usual with light stretching exercises followed by Ushiro Ukemi both from Suwari Waza & Tachi Waza then the following:
From Tachi Waza:
-Ryote Dori Tenchi Nage.
-Ushiro Ryote Dori Sankyo Omote.
-Kata Gatame through the opening of Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo.
-Kokyu Ho Kokyu Dosa.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-MICHUKI Leon
-NJOROGE Walter
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-Andrew
-A newcomer brought in by Andrew
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 25 @ THE SAME VENUE
We kicked off the session as usual with light stretching exercises followed by Ushiro Ukemi both from Suwari Waza & Tachi Waza then the following:
From Tachi Waza:
-Ryote Dori Tenchi Nage.
-Ushiro Ryote Dori Sankyo Omote.
-Kata Gatame through the opening of Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo.
-Kokyu Ho Kokyu Dosa.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-MICHUKI Leon
-NJOROGE Walter
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-Andrew
-A newcomer brought in by Andrew
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 25 @ THE SAME VENUE
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