Another week and new sessions and this particular session witnessed an additional number of Aikido newcomers which made it quite challenging to do Ukemi and the like.
After a brief warm up session followed by Mae Ukemi from Suwari Waza, we went through the following:
-Shomen Uchi Ikkyo Omote.
-Reverse Kote Gaeshi.
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Irimi Nage Omote.
The session ended with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-MICHUKI Leon
-MUNGAI Kevin
-MURAGURI Herman
-WAITITU Vanessa
-WAMBUGU Michael
-WANDIA Eunice
-A number of newcomers
-MWAKIO Sammy
P.S.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE A GI AND ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN AN AIKIDO 'EXHIBITION' TO BE FEATURED LIVE ON QTV THIS COMING SATURDAY ON THE KISWAHILI SPORTS PROGRAMME "MWANASPOTI",KINDLY CONFIRM YOUR PARTICIPATION DURING THIS THURSDAY'S SESSION.OUR CHAIRMAN JASON SEMPAI IS THE ONE ORGANISING THE EVENT TO SHOWCASE AIKIDO LIVE ON TELEVISION.
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,MARCH 19 @ THE SAME VENUE
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
We kicked off the day's session with a warm up session followed by Mae Ukemi from both Suwari & Tachi Waza as well as Mae & Ushiro Shikko.
What followed were the following attacks/techniques:
-Shomen Uchi:Ikkyo(Omote & Ura) and Sankyo Omote respectively.
-Katatedori Irimi Nage.
The session came to a close with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-MUTHII Joshua
-NJOROGE Walter
-NYANG'OR Vincent
-WAITITU Vanessa
-MURAGURI Herman
-A newcomer eager to practise Aikido
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,MARCH 17 @ THE SAME VENUE
P.S.
Those of you who are interested in reading more about Aikido, kindly check out the Aikido journal blog on the following link:
http://blog.aikidojournal.com/
What followed were the following attacks/techniques:
-Shomen Uchi:Ikkyo(Omote & Ura) and Sankyo Omote respectively.
-Katatedori Irimi Nage.
The session came to a close with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-MUTHII Joshua
-NJOROGE Walter
-NYANG'OR Vincent
-WAITITU Vanessa
-MURAGURI Herman
-A newcomer eager to practise Aikido
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,MARCH 17 @ THE SAME VENUE
P.S.
Those of you who are interested in reading more about Aikido, kindly check out the Aikido journal blog on the following link:
http://blog.aikidojournal.com/
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
It was good to have our chairman Jason Sempai training together with us and he did not disappoint.
After going through a brief session of Mae Ukemi from Suwari Waza, Jason Sempai guided us through the following techniques:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Shiho Nage Omote & Ura respectively.
-Katatedori Kokyu Ho.
-Katatedori Uchi Kaiten Nage (special request)
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KIBE Jason
-MUTHII Joshua
-NJOROGE Walter
-MUNGAI Kevin
-WAKIBI James
-MURAGURI Herman
-WANDIA Eunice
-A number of new comers who will be included in the register soon
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,MARCH 12 @ THE SAME VENUE
After going through a brief session of Mae Ukemi from Suwari Waza, Jason Sempai guided us through the following techniques:
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Shiho Nage Omote & Ura respectively.
-Katatedori Kokyu Ho.
-Katatedori Uchi Kaiten Nage (special request)
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KIBE Jason
-MUTHII Joshua
-NJOROGE Walter
-MUNGAI Kevin
-WAKIBI James
-MURAGURI Herman
-WANDIA Eunice
-A number of new comers who will be included in the register soon
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,MARCH 12 @ THE SAME VENUE
Monday, March 9, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
After a warm up session that included push ups using the outside of the palms, the fists and on all fingers,we kicked off the session with the following techniques all executed from the Ai Hanmi Katatedori stance:
-Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.
-Nikyo Omote & Ura respectively.
More emphasis on Tenkan and Irimi is required.
The 'dojo' was packed so much that two lines had to be formed when performing Rei after ending the session.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-MICHUKI Leon
-NJOROGE Walter
-BOKEA Joseph
-NYANG'OR Vincent
-WAKIBI James
-MUNGAI Kevin
-WANDIA Eunice
-NEKESA Salome
-WAITITU Vanessa
-Michael
-A number of newcomers
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,MARCH 10 @ THE SAME VENUE
-Ikkyo Omote & Ura respectively.
-Nikyo Omote & Ura respectively.
More emphasis on Tenkan and Irimi is required.
The 'dojo' was packed so much that two lines had to be formed when performing Rei after ending the session.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-MICHUKI Leon
-NJOROGE Walter
-BOKEA Joseph
-NYANG'OR Vincent
-WAKIBI James
-MUNGAI Kevin
-WANDIA Eunice
-NEKESA Salome
-WAITITU Vanessa
-Michael
-A number of newcomers
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,MARCH 10 @ THE SAME VENUE
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
The session kicked off as is the tradition with a light warm up session followed by Ukemi whereby Douglas Kohai divided us into three groups:the most experienced,the ones with some experience and the least experienced and for those in the 'most experienced' group,we did Mae,Ushiro,Gyaku and any other Ukemi we could think of.
What followed thereafter was an intense round of Shikko which left many with hurting and bruised knee caps.
The techniques that followed were all executed from the Ai Hanmi Katatedori stance and they were:
-Shiho nage Omote.
-Ude kime nage.
-Irimi nage Omote.
The session ended with a good back stretch in the form of Haishin undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-OKUMU Julius
-NYANG'OR Vincent accompanied by his colleague
-WAITITU Vanessa
-Salome
-MURAGURI Herman
-A newcomer who joined us for the first time althoguh the way she sat in seiza one would say she had practised martial arts before.
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,MARCH 5 @ THE SAME VENUE
What followed thereafter was an intense round of Shikko which left many with hurting and bruised knee caps.
The techniques that followed were all executed from the Ai Hanmi Katatedori stance and they were:
-Shiho nage Omote.
-Ude kime nage.
-Irimi nage Omote.
The session ended with a good back stretch in the form of Haishin undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-OKUMU Julius
-NYANG'OR Vincent accompanied by his colleague
-WAITITU Vanessa
-Salome
-MURAGURI Herman
-A newcomer who joined us for the first time althoguh the way she sat in seiza one would say she had practised martial arts before.
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,MARCH 5 @ THE SAME VENUE
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
We went through yet another sweaty workout courtesy of Douglas Kohai which also included Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from Tachi Waza.
Afterwards, we went through the following techniques:
-Kata gatame through the opening of Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo
-Katatedori Kokyu nage Omote
-Ryote dori Tenchi nage
We wrapped up the session with the now popular Haishin undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-MUTHII Joshua
-NYANG'OR Vincent
-WAITITU Vanessa
-MWAKIO Sammy
-Several newcomers
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,MARCH 3 @ THE SAME VENUE
Afterwards, we went through the following techniques:
-Kata gatame through the opening of Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo
-Katatedori Kokyu nage Omote
-Ryote dori Tenchi nage
We wrapped up the session with the now popular Haishin undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-MUTHII Joshua
-NYANG'OR Vincent
-WAITITU Vanessa
-MWAKIO Sammy
-Several newcomers
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,MARCH 3 @ THE SAME VENUE
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
Douglas Kohai took us through a vigorous warm up session that left many gasping for breath especially the one where one carries the other and does squats while standing.
After the warm up session, he took us through the following:
-Ushiro Ryotedori Sankyo Omote
-Tsuki Iriminage Ura
-Hanmi Handachi Shiho Nage
We wrapped up the session with Haishin undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-MUTHII Joshua
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-WAITITU Vanessa
-Two ladies who joined us for the first time (one 'watched' from the sidelines)
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 26 @ THE SAME VENUE
After the warm up session, he took us through the following:
-Ushiro Ryotedori Sankyo Omote
-Tsuki Iriminage Ura
-Hanmi Handachi Shiho Nage
We wrapped up the session with Haishin undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-MUTHII Joshua
-OKUMU Julius
-BOKEA Joseph
-WAITITU Vanessa
-Two ladies who joined us for the first time (one 'watched' from the sidelines)
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 26 @ THE SAME VENUE
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
Douglas Kohai is on the way to becoming our "resident Aikido Sensei" and the session did not disappoint.
After a brief warm up session followed by Mae Ukemi in both Suwari & Tachi Waza, we began with Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote before Douglas Kohai under the guidance of Toshiyuki Sensei took us through the following:
-Katatedori Uchi Kaiten nage Omote & Ura
-Shomen Uchi Nikyo Omote & Ura
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Ura
We 'topped up' the session with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-NJOROGE Walter
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vanessa
-Salome
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 24 @ THE SAME VENUE
After a brief warm up session followed by Mae Ukemi in both Suwari & Tachi Waza, we began with Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Omote before Douglas Kohai under the guidance of Toshiyuki Sensei took us through the following:
-Katatedori Uchi Kaiten nage Omote & Ura
-Shomen Uchi Nikyo Omote & Ura
-Ai Hanmi Katatedori Ikkyo Ura
We 'topped up' the session with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-KITAYAMA Toshiyuki
-OSORO Douglas
-MICHUKI Leon
-NJOROGE Walter
-BOKEA Joseph
-Vanessa
-Salome
-MWAKIO Sammy
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 session at the JICC Conference Room
It is a big welcome to Sarah Sempai, one of the seniors members of Nairobi Aikikai who joined us for the session and it was good to see her once again.
Douglas Kohai took us through a light warm up session followed by Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from both Suwari and Tachi Waza and then the following:
-Katatedori Kote Gaeshi omote & Ura.
-Hanmi handachi Shiho Nage.
We wrapped up the session with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-MATINDI Sarah
-OSORO Douglas
-OKUMU Julius
-MUNGAI Kevin
-Vanessa
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 19 @ THE SAME VENUE
**A reminder to those of you who plan to attend Aikido regularly and have not yet given out their names to do so ASAP.
Douglas Kohai took us through a light warm up session followed by Mae and Ushiro Ukemi from both Suwari and Tachi Waza and then the following:
-Katatedori Kote Gaeshi omote & Ura.
-Hanmi handachi Shiho Nage.
We wrapped up the session with Haishin Undo.
ATTENDANCE LIST:
-MATINDI Sarah
-OSORO Douglas
-OKUMU Julius
-MUNGAI Kevin
-Vanessa
-MWAKIO Sammy
NEXT SESSION:THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 19 @ THE SAME VENUE
**A reminder to those of you who plan to attend Aikido regularly and have not yet given out their names to do so ASAP.
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