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Keiko Monday 30 January: Tai-sabaki & Gyaku-hanmi Katate-dori
Tonight we’ll continue through body-movement (tai-sabaki) whilst kneeling and standing, and techniques Irimi-nage and Shiho-nage from a wrist-grab.
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Keiko Monday 23 January: Gyaku-hanmi Katate-dori
Sensei Paul will lead us through wrist grabs from the opposite stance (gyaku-hanmi) i.e. uke uses their right hand to grab uke’s left wrist.
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Keiko: last nights class
A couple of members asked for further information on the technique I covered at last nights class. The main subject was Kata-dori Nikkyo Omote, part of the 5th Kyu syllabus. We covered the following: Rei & warm-up Gyaku-hanmi Katate-dori: Sokumen variation (to the side) – a footwork and connection exercise Read more…
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Keiko Monday 29 August: get training …on a bank holiday!
Back to it with tai sabaki (body movement) and Katadori Ikkyo: responding to a shoulder grab. See you tonight!
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Keiko Monday 18 July: Lena’s last class! Nikkyo Ura
Tonight will be Lena’s last class – and we’ll be sad to see her go when she returns home to Germany to resume her studies. Sensei Paul will be following up Sensei Steve’s class last week, building on Nikkyo Omote foundation. See you there!
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Keiko Monday 18th April: Visiting Instructor Peter Gillard
A reminder to attend promptly: this evening Sensei Gillard (Shidoin, 6th Dan) will be taking the class. He will be joined by some off his students, so plenty of learning ahead!
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Keiko Monday 22nd February: Foundation techniques
Sensei Paul will continue from last week, taking us from Ikkyo and Irimi-nage. Sensei Steve will cover Katate-dori Shiho-nage.
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Keiko Monday 8th February: Sokumen & Mitori Geiko
We’ll be extending last weeks’ class of Chudan tsuki kote-gaeshi by looking now at entries from the side – Sokumen, as opposed to entries from the front (Omote) rear (Ura) that we trained last week. Mitori Geiko 見取稽古 – translates as observation practice. This relates the importance of watching closely Read more…