昔から本を読むのが苦手で、なかなか本を手に取るのが億劫だったが、大学時代から少しずつ、本を読む人になりたいと憧れて、そんなある意味不純な動機から少しずつ本を手に取るようになってきたのはほんのこの数年のことだ。好きな本は好きだし、その世界の中にハマることは嫌いではないが、その次のどの本に浸ることができるのかは全くわからなくて、手当たり次第に少し読んではやめてをくりかえしている。正確には朗読アプリで「読む」ではなく「聴く」のだが。それでも好きな文章にであうと、あからさまに自分が好きな文章、好きな語り口があることに気づく。文章力のない私にも、どうやら好みがあるらしい。
遊び稽古
１体操
２熊歩き、蜘蛛歩き
３膝行
４演武練習
本稽古
１合気体操
２足捌き
３受け身
４逆半身片手取り内回転投げストレッチ（杖の手引き）
５逆半身片手取り入身投げストレッチ
６逆半身片手取り三教
７気合わせ正面打ち四方投げ→気合わせ正面打ち天地投げ
８演武合わせ
９気合わせ正面打ち二教裏
演武にも楽しさがある。気の流れを操ったり、動きの中で次の動作に入ることが綺麗に決まるととてもカッコいい。一辺倒な演武にも良さがあるし、ドラマチックな演武もいい。わたしは合気道がすきだなぁといつも演武を見ながら思っている。
I have never been good at reading books. For a long time, simply picking one up felt like a chore. But sometime around my university years, I began to admire people who read, and from that somewhat impure motivation, I slowly began reaching for books myself. In truth, it has only been in the last few years that this became a habit.
I do enjoy the books I like, and I don’t dislike immersing myself in their worlds. But I never know what book I will be able to sink into next, so I end up sampling one after another—reading a little, stopping, and moving on. To be precise, I am not even “reading.” I use a reading-aloud app, so I am “listening.” Even so, when I encounter writing that resonates with me, I become acutely aware that I have my own preferences—certain styles, certain voices that appeal to me. Even someone like me, someone who lacks writing ability, apparently has tastes.
Play Practice
- Taisō
- Bear walk, spider walk
- Knee-walking
- Embu practice
Formal Practice
- Aiki taisō
- Footwork
- Ukemi
- Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori inner rotation throw stretch (with jō hand guidance)
- Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori irimi-nage stretch
- Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori sankyō
- Ki-awase shōmen-uchi shihō-nage → ki-awase shōmen-uchi tenchi-nage
- Embu synchronization
- Ki-awase shōmen-uchi nikyō (ura)
There is a particular kind of enjoyment in embu. When the flow of ki is guided well, and when the transition into the next movement falls into place beautifully, it looks truly impressive. A straightforward embu has its own appeal, and a dramatic one can be wonderful too. Whenever I watch an embu, I find myself thinking again how much I really do like Aikido.
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