１２月２０日とうとうこの日を迎え、演武会を行いました。今年もいろんなことがあったなぁとまぁ怒涛のように毎日が過ぎていきましたので、そんな毎日を振り返る１日でもあります。それぞれが自分の一年の集大成を演武に表現しました。新しいメンバーやゲストもおられ、新しい輪がこの合気道という共通項を通じて広がったことは嬉しいことに他なりません。西条からカロリン・ウェルナー両師範や他メンバーにもきていただき、竹原からも参加いただいて、交流できたことは我々の何よりの稽古になったと思います。しかし演武なんて、そう簡単にはいきませんので、緊張し、硬くなった自分を悔いながら、次の稽古に身を入れるだけの話なのです。まだまだまだまだ道半ば。これからこれからと自分を勇気づけながら進むだけです。
今日は演武会前に江田島市柔道連盟の方々に迷惑をかけてしまったので、明日にでも謝りの連絡を入れなくてはいけません。礼節が欠けていた自分には反省です。
On December 20, the day finally arrived, and we held our embu demonstration. Looking back, it feels as though many things happened this year, and each day passed in a whirlwind, making this a day to reflect on those passing days. Each person expressed the culmination of their year through their embu. We had new members and guests as well, and it was nothing but gratifying to see a new circle expand through the shared bond of Aikido.
Instructors Karolin and Werner came from Saijō, along with other members, and participants also joined us from Takehara. Being able to interact and train together was, I believe, one of the most valuable forms of practice for us. That said, embu never goes smoothly or easily. We become tense, our movements stiffen, and we regret those moments—only to channel that frustration into deeper commitment to the next practice. We are still far, far from the goal. Encouraging myself with the thought of “from here on, from here on,” I will simply continue moving forward.
Today, before the embu demonstration, I caused inconvenience to members of the Etajima City Judo Federation. I need to contact them tomorrow to offer my apologies. It is a moment of reflection for me, as my own sense of courtesy and consideration was insufficient.
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