今日はバレンタインデーだった。数日前は誕生日だった。日々何かの日なのに、何も起きず無風で過ごしている。それに慣れてきた。本当に忘れているとは、体感的に一度思い出してもなにか思い出せない、すぐ忘れてしまうような感覚だ。物忘れかもしれないし、日々人生の見え方が変わっているからかもしれない。若かりしころより、日々の感覚は明らかに体感が速くなっているのに、同時に１日１日の見え方はスローに見えている気もする。早いスローモーションのようだ。
遊び稽古
１体操
２熊歩き、蜘蛛歩き
３膝行
４杖になれる
５逆半身片手取り墨落とし（杖の手引き）
本稽古
１合気体操
２足捌き
３受け身
４相半身片手取り呼吸投げ
５相半身片手取り入り身投げ
６肩取り面打ちループ
８肩取り面打ち一教表
９肩取り面打ち一教呼吸投げ
１０肩取り面打ち小手返し裏
１１正面打ち四教裏
日々稽古をしよう。そう再度自分に言い聞かせる。自分が憧れた師範、先輩方の姿を思い出す。運動神経の悪い私でもやってみたいと思えた合気道にできる限り稽古して近づけたらいいじゃないか。優しくも厳しい、技をやってみたいと思って歩み始めた道だ。
Today was Valentine’s Day. A few days ago, it was my birthday. Every day seems to be designated as something, and yet nothing in particular happens; the days pass without a ripple. I have grown used to that.
To truly forget something is a strange sensation. Even when I briefly recall it, I cannot quite grasp it, and it slips away again almost immediately. Perhaps it is simple forgetfulness. Or perhaps it is because the way I see life is constantly changing. Compared to when I was young, the passage of time feels undeniably faster. And yet, at the same time, each individual day appears to unfold more slowly. It is like watching a fast-moving slow motion.
Playful Practice
- Warm-up exercises
- Bear walk, spider walk
- Knee walking
- Becoming familiar with the staff
- Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori sumi-otoshi (with staff guidance)
Main Practice
- Aiki exercises
- Footwork
- Ukemi (breakfalls)
- Ai-hanmi katate-dori kokyu-nage
- Ai-hanmi katate-dori irimi-nage
- Kata-dori men-uchi loop
- Kata-dori men-uchi ikkyo (omote)
- Kata-dori men-uchi ikkyo kokyu-nage
- Kata-dori men-uchi kote-gaeshi (ura)
- Shomen-uchi yonkyo (ura)
Practice every day. I remind myself of this again.
I think of the shihan and senior practitioners I once admired. Even someone like me, lacking natural athletic ability, was moved to try Aikido. So why not continue practicing as much as I can and move closer to that ideal? It is a path I began because I wanted to attempt techniques that were both gentle and severe. I will simply keep walking it.
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