Archive for October, 2005

Aikido Bokken Kata 1-5

Sunday, October 16th, 2005 | 15:02

For my own reference. It’s hard to do a clean step-by-step table, mainly because some actions are combined. Some vocabulary can be found here.
Kata 1 (attacker wins)

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Attacker
Defender

1
From chudan, strike shomen

From hasso-gedan, retreat and take center by striking shomen followed by a tsuki

2
Enter to the left, [...]

Chicago

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 | 11:42

We were in Chicago this past weekend. Interesting town: I certainly felt more like I was in a big city than Cleveland, with the density of skyscapers and tall buildings being about the same as Manhattan. Parts of the city, of course, recalls New York, while other parts, in the style of, say, [...]