我が家の桜の木が大木すぎて、屋根まで進出してきてしまって困っていました。両親に手伝ってもらいどうにか工夫を凝らしてうまく取り除こうとするのですが、驚くほど桜の生きた木は重いのです。家が壊れては貸主に申し訳ないので、どうにかしないといけません。もう少ししたら花をつけようと蕾がたくさん膨らんでいますので、申し訳ない気持ちも強いですが、葉をつけ始めるといよいよ手がつけられなくなるので、少し焦っています。安全に細心の注意をして進めています。
さて今日は
遊び稽古
１体操
２クマ歩き、クモ歩き
３膝行
４杖になれる
５一教から五教の構え
本稽古
１合気体操
２足捌き
３受け身
４体の転換（表・裏）
５両手取り天地投げ（表・裏）
６両手取り四方投げ
７逆半身片手取り四方投げ
８逆半身片手取り呼吸投げ（内回転）
９逆半身片手取り呼吸投げ（外回転）
１０逆半身片手取り内回転投げ裏
をやりました。はじめに相手の手を取る稽古からです。実はわたしは合気道は相手の手の取り方から難しいものだと思います。手の力ではなく、刀を握るように、丹田の力で握るような感覚です。本部道場の先生方に手を取られるととても柔らかく、しかし力強い感覚があります。受けは柔らかく力強く、良い受けが良い技を育てます。お互いに協力して繰り返し練習をすることで上達していけたらと思いました。
The cherry tree in my yard has grown so large that its branches have reached the roof, which has become a problem. With the help of my parents, we’ve been trying different methods to trim it down, but I was shocked by how heavy the living branches are.
Since I don’t want to damage the house and cause trouble for the landlord, we have to act quickly. The tree is already full of buds, preparing to bloom, so I feel guilty about cutting it now. However, once the leaves start to grow, it will become even harder to manage, making me feel even more pressured to get this done safely.
Playful Training
- Warm-up exercises
- Bear walk, spider walk
- Shikko (knee walking)
- Familiarizing with the Jo (wooden staff)
- Ikkyo to Gokyo stances
Main Training
1. Aiki exercises
2. Footwork
3. Ukemi (falling techniques)
4. Tai no tenkan (body turning) – Omote & Ura
5. Ryote-dori tenchi-nage (Heaven & Earth throw) – Omote & Ura
6. Ryote-dori shihonage (Four-direction throw)
7. Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori shihonage
8. Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori kokyu-nage (inner rotation)
9. Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori kokyu-nage (outer rotation)
10. Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori uti-kaiten-nage (Ura)
We started today’s training by practicing how to grip our partner’s hand. In my opinion, even this basic action is quite difficult in Aikido.
Rather than using brute force, the grip should feel natural, as if holding a katana, with power coming from the tanden (core energy center) rather than the hands.
When I trained at the Hombu Dojo, I was amazed by how the instructors’ grips felt—soft yet incredibly strong.
A good uke (receiver) is both relaxed and strong, and their quality of receiving impacts the quality of the techniques performed. Through mutual cooperation and repeated practice, I hope everyone can continue improving.
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