朝晩と日中の気温差があり、体調を崩さないように気をつけたい季節、梅雨の前触れでしょうか、しとしと雨の降るなか、みなさん参加していただいて賑やかな稽古ができました。昇級に向けて取り組まないといけない課題もあり、稽古内容も少しずつ本格さを帯びてきます。さて今回は
１合気体操
２横受け身
３後ろ受け身（回転も練習）
４前受け身
５すり足の鍛錬
６転換足
７相半身片手取り入り身投げ
８相半身片手取り一教運動から一教表
９逆半身片手取り四方投げ
１０呼吸上げの鍛錬
でした。少し気合を入れすぎて鍛錬が多いメニューだったかもしれませんが、一番息が上がってたのが私だった感じもありました。適宜水分補給もおこないながらだったので大丈夫でしたかね。受け身も毎回真摯に取り組んでいただいているおかげもあって着実に上手くなっています。しっかり安全にできるようにあと少し頑張りましょう。しかし、受け身１つとっても、正しく股関節の開くことや足の向く方向、視線などきにすればとても奥の深いものなので、私も一緒に練習させていただいています。
合気道では基本の技とされる入り身投げに初挑戦です。まずは一人一人各々で足と手の動きを確認してから、受けの動作も慣れるまで複雑なので、まずは私がさせていただいてから、少し慣れたところで、みなさんにしていただきました。人と触れ合うことに少しずつ慣れてきた時期なので、導入としてはよい時期だったのではないかと思います。この技もできる限り練習に取り入れて、動きに慣れていこうと思います。
そして最後に呼吸力の鍛錬でもある、呼吸上げ（呼吸法）を行いました。刀や杖の振り上げを模した、全身の独特な動きで手を振り上げ、相手をコントロールする呼吸力を養う鍛錬です。合気道の重要な要素の一つですので、この鍛錬も少しずつ取り入れていきます。なかなか言葉では伝えにくい動きなので、どうお伝えするかをまた考えながら色々工夫して行おうと思います。
There is a temperature difference between morning and evening, and during the day, it’s a season where you need to be careful not to get sick. Is it the prelude to the rainy season? In the drizzly rain, everyone participated and we were able to have a lively practice. We have challenges that we must work on for promotion, and the content of the practice is gradually becoming more serious.
This time we practiced:
- Aikido exercises
- Side breakfalls
- Back breakfalls (including rotation practice)
- Front breakfalls
- Sliding footwork training
- Footwork transitions
- Half-side one-handed grab entering throw
- Half-side one-handed grab: one exercise from the omote and ura variations
- Reverse half-side one-handed grab: all-direction throw
- Breath control exercises
Perhaps we put too much effort into the training, but I felt that I was the one who was the most out of breath. We made sure to replenish our fluids as needed, so I hope everyone was okay. Thanks to everyone’s sincere efforts in practicing breakfalls every time, we are steadily improving. Let’s keep working hard to do it safely. However, even with just one breakfall, there are many things to keep in mind, such as properly opening the hips, the direction of the feet, and where to look. It’s a very deep technique, so I’m practicing it along with everyone else.
We tried the iriminage throw, which is considered a basic technique in Aikido, for the first time. First, we confirmed the movements of the feet and hands one by one, and then because the movement for the receiver is complex and requires getting used to, I did it first and then everyone else tried it once they got a little more accustomed to it. It’s a good time to introduce this technique since we’re slowly getting used to interacting with people again. I plan to incorporate this technique into our practice as much as possible and get used to the movements.
Finally, we did breath control exercises, including the kokyūage (breathing method), which is also a training for developing breath control. It involves a unique movement of the whole body that simulates swinging a sword or staff and controlling your opponent. It’s one of the important elements of Aikido, so we will gradually incorporate this training as well. Since it’s a movement that’s difficult to explain with words, I will continue to think about how to convey it and come up with various ideas.
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