少し過ごしやすい、何か秋の匂いを感じさせるような日が続いています。朝晩が冷えますので、もう少し厚手の布団をしまうのを躊躇しています。
さて今回の稽古は、
１合気体操
２横受け身
３後ろ受け身
４前受け身
５一教運動
６相半身片手取り（交差取り）一教表
７気合わせ正面打ちの鍛錬
８相半身片手取り（交差取り）小手返し 気型の説明
９坐技呼吸法
でした。ほぼ初めての方の参加もあり、少し説明の時間を長く取ってやりました。しかし２ヶ月近く通ってくれているメンバーがいるのでとても心強く、新しい方に伝えたい真意を伝えることがスムーズになっていてありがたく感じます。人は人の中で育ちます。１対１でどれだけ私が伝えるよりも、説明ではなく皆がやっている中にいることで学ぶことのほうが多いのだと思います。とりあえずやってみる、それも一つの方法です。
全ての技が相手との適度な間合いのもと成り立っていて、間合いを言葉でどう説明しても、やはり自分で掴むまではなかなか理解できないものです。２ヶ月程度経験されている方は体が掴んできているなぁと感じます。
紐解いてみると、なぜその間合いなのか、なぜその位置取りなのかは、剣・杖の理により裏付けされています。本部の広島国際合気道道場は他道場に比べとても多く剣・杖を使う道場だと思います。剣・杖を使うと怪我をする恐れもあるので、慎重に少しずつ、剣・杖を稽古に取り入れて、説明してみようと思います。
We have been having a series of days that are a little more comfortable, giving off a sense of autumn fragrance. The mornings and evenings are getting colder, so I hesitate to put away the thicker blankets just yet.
Now, let’s go over today’s practice:
- Aikido warm-up exercises
- Side ukemi (falling to the side)
- Back ukemi (falling backward)
- Front ukemi (falling forward)
- Ikkyo movements (basic technique)
- Ai hanmi katate-dori (cross-hand grab) ikkyo omote (first teaching)
- Ki testing against shomenuchi (front strike)
- Ai hanmi katate-dori (cross-hand grab) kotegaeshi – explanation of ki-musubi (unification of energy)
- Sitting techniques and breathing exercises
We had some participants who were relatively new, so we took a bit more time for explanations. However, we are fortunate to have members who have been training with us for nearly two months, which makes conveying the true meaning to them smoother, and I am grateful for that. People grow within a community. I believe that learning through being part of what everyone is doing, rather than receiving one-on-one explanations, is more effective. Just giving it a try is also one approach.
All techniques are based on maintaining an appropriate distance from the partner, and no matter how we explain the ma-ai (combative distance) in words, it is difficult to understand until one grasps it for oneself. I can sense that those who have been training for about two months are starting to understand it through their bodies.
When we examine it closely, the reasons for that particular ma-ai and positioning are supported by the principles of the sword and staff. Compared to other dojos, In the our central Dojo ,International Aikido Dojo Hiroshima ,they uses the sword and staff quite extensively. As there is a risk of injury when using the sword and staff, I will cautiously incorporate and explain their usage little by little during our training sessions.
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