昔からベンEキングのスタンドバイミーが好きでCDを買って聞いていた。コード進行も旋律も何か特別なものがあるとわからなかったのになぜか好きで真似をしても、全然あんなふうに歌えなかった。高度なリズム感とタイトな音程のコントロールに裏付けされた確かな技術にソウルが混ぜられた至高のサウンドであることを知ったのは、少し音楽について勉強してからだった。もう音楽から離れて久しいが、やっぱり口ずさんでしまう。ベンEキングのように歌いたい、その気持ちは変わらない。
知り合いの訃報を聞いた。奥様からの電話だった。とても家族想いの方だった。その笑顔が懐かしい。さぞお子様も奥様も悲しみに暮れていることだろうと思うと心が苦しい。突然その人はいなくなった。そして今どれほど偉大な人だったか気付かされる。心よりお悔やみ申し上げる。
遊び稽古
１体操
２杖に慣れる
３ ２５の杖
４引き落とし前落としループ
本稽古
１合気体操
２足捌き
３受け身
４二教ストレッチ
５両手取り四方投げ
６両手取りループ
７両手取り一教裏
８両手取り呼吸投げ
９両手取り玄形呼吸投げ
１０両手取り二教裏
軽さと重さの話。私の感覚は変わってきている。今までは、外は重いのに、中身は軽かった。しかし少しずつ、外は軽く、中身が重い感覚を掴んできている。師範の受けはそうだ、軽いのに重い。重いのに軽いのではなく。その感覚を少しずつ取り入れて行きたい。
I have loved Ben E. King’s Stand by Me for as long as I can remember. I bought the CD and listened to it over and over again. At the time, I did not understand what made its chord progression or melody so special. I simply knew that I loved it. I tried to imitate it, but I could never sing it the way he did.
Only later, after studying music a little more seriously, did I begin to understand. Behind that song lies extraordinary rhythmic precision, impeccable control of pitch, and a depth of soul woven into every phrase. It is a masterpiece built on both artistry and technique.
It has been many years since music occupied such a large place in my life, yet I still find myself humming that melody from time to time. And somewhere inside, I still wish I could sing it the way Ben E. King did.
Today, I received news that an acquaintance had passed away. The call came from his wife.
He was a man who cared deeply for his family. I can still picture his smile. Thinking of the grief his wife and children must now be carrying fills me with sadness.
One moment a person is here, and the next they are gone.
And only then do we fully realize how much they meant to those around them, how much of their quiet greatness we took for granted.
My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and loved ones.
Play Practice
- Warm-up exercises
- Becoming familiar with the jo
- The 25 Jo Movements
- Hiki-otoshi and Mae-otoshi loop exercises
Main Practice
- Aiki warm-up exercises
- Footwork
- Ukemi (breakfalls)
- Nikyo stretch
- Ryote-dori Shiho-nage
- Ryote-dori loop movement
- Ryote-dori Ikkyo Ura
- Ryote-dori Kokyu-nage
- Ryote-dori Genkei Kokyu-nage
- Ryote-dori Nikyo Ura
Today I found myself reflecting on the difference between lightness and heaviness.
My understanding of these qualities has been changing. In the past, I felt heavy on the outside but light within. Little by little, however, I am beginning to discover a different state: light on the outside, yet heavy within.
That is how my shihan feels when I receive his technique.
Not heavy yet somehow light, but light while possessing an unmistakable depth and weight.
It is difficult to describe. There is no unnecessary tension, no obvious force, yet there is a presence that cannot be moved. A quiet substance hidden beneath a relaxed exterior.
Perhaps that is one of the lessons I am now trying to learn.
To become lighter without becoming empty.
To become softer without becoming weak.
To carry weight where it matters, and nowhere else.
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