Despite Wednesday being a holiday, we had our class as usual and this time we focused on how to deal with an attack called kata-dori(肩取り). Before that there was this technique whose name I have to first confirm with Mateusz. It starts with an ai-hanmi attack and tori leads uke in such a way as to close uke for a technique like shiho-nage for example.
Anyway, we started with gyaku-hanmi kata-dori nikyo omote(表), moved to gyaku-hanmi kata-dori nikyo ura(裏), on to gyaku-hanmi kata-dori sankyo omote, and finally gyaku-hanmi kata-dori yonkyo omote. One common challenge in all these techniques (at least for me), was how to grab uke’s hand while twisting one’s hips forward after the initial neutralising of the attack. Basically, the transition between neutralising the attack, and counter attacking (I don’t know how to put this in words). The rest after this is very basic.
Another note is on yonkyo. It is not a very straight-forward technique like the others because of its application. Unlike all the others where one is sure of the point at which to apply pressure for pain, this one is kinda tricky. There is a nerve to look for on one’s arm just below the elbow, and this one is not easy to find in most people. Please note that this does not make the technique any less effective as one can always improvise when in doubt, to the detriment of uke of course.
Then there was ken jutsu(剣術), where we constantly try to learn the proper way of using the bokken. For me it is still a challenge since there are all these minor details that I know I have to work on. And of course there is the rhythm with one’s partner, which doesn’t come easy. The class ended with a review of the 8 katas(型), but so far I am only confident with the first 5.
On a side note, we went for a beer after class where we continued with aikido on an intellectual level. That was nice!!!
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