Yoshinkan Aikido

A training journal of my experiences at the Brisbane Dojo of Yoshinkan Aikido

June 30, 2004

tyrone.id.au

I have passed 1st Kyu !!!!!

I wasn't too sure about this one but it's all come good in the end.
Now I'm onto steps. Step gradings are dojo gradings that are not recognised anywhere else. There are five steps to go through and then Jun-Shodan. The steps can be graded at any month, so that means black belt is at least 6 months away.

Talking to others they always say they like the steps. They are Sensei Mori's quality assurance that you really will earn your Shodan.

Looking forward to the next grading!!! OSU.

June 27, 2004

tyrone.id.au

I've been thinking about my grading since yesterday.

I'm sure there was only one technique that was wrong. Sensei may have called suwari waza shomen uchi ikkajo osae ichi and I think I did ni. At least I know I did ni correctly, maybe I'll get half a mark !!!!

I don't think I actually did anything else wrong, I just felt flat. I have to put that down to my preparation. It's a busy time of year at work and I've been doing overtime, combined with full-time training I'm very tired.

If I do pass I'll be into the steps now. These are dojo gradings that you have to do before the Jun-Shodan and Shodan grades. There are five of them.

Maybe I can do them in five consecutive months, only time will tell. OSU.

June 26, 2004

tyrone.id.au

Well, the grading is over.

I feel pretty flat about the whole thing. I think I did one technique completely wrong. My renzoku didn't feel too dynamic either. I've always felt that I'm better at uke than sh'te with renzoku and I think I demonstrated that today.

Next week I'll find out if I passed. OSU.

June 24, 2004

tyrone.id.au

Training felt good tonight.

Things are starting to click again. It's hard when you have some time off, you can start to lose the feeling for it. For the last two weeks, getting back into it, I have felt fairly sluggish. I think having last night off was a good thing, recovery time can help you come back stronger.

We went through just about every technique that I'm required to know for the shinsa. That's about 126 techniques!! It's a lot when you look at it on paper, but really they're all variations of just a couple of basic movements. I sound like an expert, don't I ??

One more session tomorrow night and grading on Saturday. OSU.

June 23, 2004

tyrone.id.au

Sogo Shinsa training is in full swing.

I'm having tonight off as I feel a little flat. I've attended every night since last week but I've been feeling sluggish. Maybe I'm tired or maybe it's the weather. We're coming into winter over here. I hate the cold.

I'll go back tomorrow, only two more sessions till grading. OSU.

June 20, 2004

tyrone.id.au

Grading training is back in full swing for Sogo Shinsa.

I've gone every night this week ended and I intend to do every night for this week coming leading up till Saturday.

This is the same grading that I've done for the last two times. Basically I know what I'm doing so it's about focusing on fine points.

There's not as many others grading at my level this time, so I don't have as many partners to work with. At least I know what I need to do.

Shinsa is Saturday 26 June 2004. OSU.

June 05, 2004

tyrone.id.au

Taking a break from training till grading time.

I have a life to live as well as the dojo.

Sogo Shinsa 26 June, I will be prepared! OSU.