季節は冬へと進んでいきますが、まだまだ日中は秋のような日和で、今日は広島大学のヴェルナー先生の講義の最終日だったので、訪れた大学構内は歩くととても気持ちよかったです。大学という場所はなんか若者が多くて、未来の缶詰みたいでワクワクします。食堂を利用するのも好きなので、若者に混じってカレーとサラダを食べました。
さて今日の稽古は
1合気体操
2足捌き
3受け身
4相半身片手取り呼吸投げ(小さい足捌き)
5振り合い
6正面打ち小手返し
7正面打ち入身投げ
8相半身片手取り一教運動
9正面打ち一教裏
10正面打ち三教裏
先週から正面打ちにチャレンジしています。正面打ちが国際合気道の三級の項目にある意味を少しずつ考えながら、気合わせ正面打ちと違いをしっかり意識して指導したいと思っています。やはり、タイミングや足捌き、振り合い、また受けの正確性が気合わせよりも求められると思っています。しっかり一つ一つ説明して練習を重ねないと、ステップアップしないので、適当にはやりたくありません。誰でもできる、しかし、実際にやることは難しい、それが合気道らしいです。
The season is moving toward winter, yet the daytime still feels more like autumn. Today was the final lecture by Professor Werner at Hiroshima University, and it was a pleasure to stroll around the campus on such a lovely day. There’s something exciting about a university filled with young people—a sense of future possibilities condensed, like a can of dreams waiting to be opened. I also enjoy eating at the campus cafeteria, so I joined the students and had curry and salad for lunch.
As for today’s practice, here’s what we covered:
- Aiki Taiso (Aikido warm-ups)
- Ashi Sabaki (footwork)
- Ukemi (breakfalls)
- Aihanmi katate-dori kokyu nage (breathing throw with small footwork)
- Furi-ai (sword swinging drills)
- Shomen-uchi kote gaeshi (wrist twist from frontal strike)
- Shomen-uchi irimi nage (entering throw from frontal strike)
- Aihanmi katate-dori ikkyo movements
- Shomen-uchi ikkyo ura (frontal strike ikkyo, reverse)
- Shomen-uchi sankyo ura (frontal strike sankyo, reverse)
We’ve been working on shomen-uchi (frontal strikes) since last week. As shomen-uchi is part of the requirements for 3rd kyu in international Aikido ranking, I aim to focus on the meaning behind the technique. Compared to ki-awase (harmonizing techniques), shomen-uchi demands more precision in timing, footwork, blending movements, and the receiver’s accuracy. Each of these elements requires careful explanation and consistent practice; without such attention, advancement isn’t possible. It embodies what I feel is at the heart of Aikido—techniques that seem simple yet challenge us profoundly in their execution.
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