梅雨に向かう季節はどこへやら。雲ひとつない空の快晴だった。この島の快晴は何よりも価値がある。全てを忘れて快晴なんだ。どんな曇った心だろうと、透き通った青に染める快晴である気がしてくる。この青空の下で深呼吸をして、小さな悩み事に怯える自分を宇宙の遠く彼方から見ると、純粋に何がやりたいのか、純粋にどうありたいのか、それが見えてくる気がしてくる。
この青空の下の気持ちいい空気で呼吸を整えられること、畳に横になって体操をできること、仲間と手を取って技を繰り返し練習できることは決して当たり前ではない。そのことに快晴が気づかせてくれる。
遊び稽古
１体操
２クマ歩き、クモ歩き
３膝行
４杖に慣れる
本稽古
１合気体操
２足捌き
３受け身
４相半身片手取り入身投げストレッチ
５正面打ち鍛錬
６正面打ち二教鍛錬
７正面打ち二教表裏
８正面打ち三教表裏
９正面打ち四教鍛錬
１０正面打ち天地投げ
正面打ちの鍛錬が中心となった稽古をした。初めての四教を稽古し、二級に向けて少しずつ準備を進めていく。二級を受けるのは数人だ。しかし、技は受けと取り両方の上達を必要とする。受ける方も慣れないといけないので、みんなで練習する。そこには大切な基本がたくさん散りばめられている。三級をを受けるメンバーにもとても大切な要素なので、私含め皆で上達したいと思う。
The season was supposed to be heading toward the rains, but instead, the sky was clear—completely cloudless. On this island, a sunny day holds more value than anything else. It’s a kind of weather that makes you forget everything. No matter how clouded your heart might be, a clear blue sky like this one seems to wash it clean.
Breathing deeply under such a sky, I sometimes imagine looking at myself from the far reaches of the universe—this small self, so easily shaken by minor troubles. From that distant view, I begin to see what I truly want to do, how I truly wish to be.
Being able to breathe in this fresh air, lying down on the tatami to do light exercises, taking each other’s hands to practice techniques over and over—none of it should be taken for granted. And somehow, it is the clear blue sky that helps me realize that.
Playful Training
- Warm-up exercises
- Bear walk, spider walk
- Knee-walking (shikko)
- Getting familiar with the staff (jo)
Main Practice
- Aiki warm-up exercises
- Footwork
- Ukemi (breakfall techniques)
- Ai-hanmi katate-dori irimi-nage with stretching
- Shomen-uchi basic conditioning
- Shomen-uchi nikyo conditioning
- Shomen-uchi nikyo, omote and ura
- Shomen-uchi sankyo, omote and ura
- Shomen-uchi yonkyo conditioning
- Shomen-uchi tenchi-nage (heaven-and-earth throw)
Today’s class focused on conditioning drills for shomen-uchi. It was my first time practicing yonkyo. Step by step, we’re preparing for the second kyu tests. Only a few students will be taking the test, but aikido techniques require improvement from both tori and uke. That means even those not testing need to become comfortable with receiving these techniques.
And this kind of training is filled with essential fundamentals. It’s also incredibly beneficial for those preparing for their third kyu. I hope that all of us, myself included, can continue to grow together.
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