昔は体育の日という日があった。その日だけは覚えている。なんかわかりやすかった。でもどうやら、祝日はどんどん更新されて、覚えるに至る前に次々名前が変わっていく。それはそれでいいのかもしれない、というのも、この祝日なんでこんな名前なの？とか、何があった日なのとか今はスマホでパッと調べられる。そして、その人やそのことをみんなが思い出す。それが大切なんだと思う。私たちは属している集団に知らず知らずに帰属していることを刷り込まれて、帰属意識を持つ。その一つなんだろう。
遊び稽古
１体操
２杖になれる
３ ２５の杖
本稽古
１合気体操
２足捌き
３受け身
４小手返し二教ストレッチ
５相半身片手取り小手返し気型呼吸投げ
６横面打ち小手返し
７横面打ち入身投げ
８横面打ち四方投げ
９横面打ち一教表
いろんなレベルの人がいる中で横面打ちをすることはなかなか難しい。しかし、次に一級を控えている人もいるのでやらないといけないこともあるし、次に２級を控えている人もいるので正面打ちもやりたい。しかし、本当に打ち技を練習することは、まず受けが理想的には正しく正面打ちや横面打ちをできるようになっていたいし、受けの動きが不十分なままで稽古をして、力で引っ張って導く技をできるようになることは全くもって意図しない。やはり受けが気を出して、それを導く、取り技で感じた導きを打ち技でもできるようになるように意図して練習しないと意味がないと思う。
There used to be a national holiday called Health and Sports Day. That is the one I still remember. It was easy to understand and remember.
These days, it seems that the names of public holidays keep changing before we even have a chance to commit them to memory. Perhaps that is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, whenever we wonder why a holiday has a particular name or what happened on that day, we can look it up instantly on our smartphones. And in doing so, we remember the people or events behind it.
I think that is what matters.
Without even realizing it, we absorb a sense of belonging to the groups and communities we are part of. Over time, we develop a sense of identity and belonging. Perhaps public holidays are one of the ways that feeling is cultivated.
Play Practice
- Exercises
- Becoming familiar with the jo
- The 25 Jo Kata
Main Practice
- Aiki exercises
- Footwork
- Ukemi
- Kote-gaeshi and nikyo stretch
- Ai-hanmi katate-dori kote-gaeshi, ki-no-kata kokyu-nage
- Yokomen-uchi kote-gaeshi
- Yokomen-uchi irimi-nage
- Yokomen-uchi shiho-nage
- Yokomen-uchi ikkyo omote
Teaching yokomen-uchi to a group with different levels of experience is not easy. However, some members are preparing for their first-degree kyu examination, so we need to work on these techniques. At the same time, others are preparing for their second-degree kyu examination, and I would also like to practice shomen-uchi with them.
The real challenge is that, before we can properly practice striking techniques, uke should ideally be able to perform shomen-uchi and yokomen-uchi correctly.
I have absolutely no intention of teaching techniques that rely on pulling the partner around with physical force simply because uke’s movements are still incomplete.
Uke must first extend their ki, and nage must learn to guide it.
The purpose of our practice is to develop the ability to create that same sense of guidance through striking attacks that we have been exploring through grabbing attacks.
Without that intention, I feel there is little meaning in the practice.
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