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I've been so busy lately, I can hardly get to the dojo.

Basically I've only been going once a week, just to stay in touch. But I have been doing double classes so the intensity is always high.

Next week I should be more centered. I am going to commit myself to a healthier/stricter diet and I am going to write down a training schedule for myself. This schedule will cover Aikido as well as my weight training. By writing it down I am making a commitment to myself to stick with it.

It is the only way to train. OSU.

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We did an interesting version of irimi nage ichi the other night.

Instead of taking my left hand across uke's body to their left shoulder, we were taking our left hand outside uke's right shoulder and then my right arm was coming across uke's chest towards their left shoulder.

As you take your left hand to uke's right shoulder you have to make sure that your shoulder is underneath theirs, this will lock them into place and ready for the throw. The throw is stepping through as per normal.

If you understand all that, try it out, it's a very interesting throw. OSU.

tyrone.id.au
The New Year is over and regular training is back in swing.

I had a bit of a break over the Christmas/New Year period. Caught up with family and all that stuff, but now I'm back to regular training. I'm going to do double classes every time from now on so as to build up my endurance.

Every night after general class there is a second class which is more advanced. We usually do further variations of the techniques practiced in general class and we always do renzoku. Sensei seems to focus on renzoku a lot.

I'm not completely sold on renzoku. It's good training for building up endurance because it's all about continuous movement, but I really don't see the practical application. I love kata. For me, kata is the real stuff. You really throw/pin people and you can feel how the technique is supposed to work.

I think the idea of renzoku is for sh'te and uke to work together to build up a continuous motion working in harmony together. Sounds good? Try it out in the middle of summer, 35 degrees celcius!!!!!!

Anyway, today is Saturday and I am going to the dojo this afternoon.
It's cloudy today, hopefully it won't be too humid. OSU.