Lesson Contents
Theme: Footwork
- Posture
- Standing on tiptoes
- Hanmi, triangular stance
- Feet handling (be sure to pull feet)
- Ma-ai, Basic Distance 3 conditions for Ma-ai
- The distance at which the whole body of the other person can be seen when looking at the other person’s face
- The distance that the attack does not hit unless the opponent takes a step
- The distance where we can keep each other’s minds calm
- Feet handling (be aware of the basic distance)
- Kata Dori
- How to grab nage’s shoulder
- How to get rid of uke’s hand when grabbing nage’s shoulder
Key Points of Lesson
We practiced on the theme of “footwork”. To learn Aikido movements, it is recommended to start by imitating footwork, so that your body will follow your feet and you will naturally approach Aikido movements.
First, we checked our posture, and then we did “hanmi” (The basic stance). The “hanmi” is a way of standing with one leg slightly out in front of the other. By performing this hanmi, you can move on the spur of the moment, even if something sudden happens. On the other hand, if you stand with both feet together, your mind tends to stay there and you cannot move on the spur of the moment. Therefore, in Aikido, as a general rule, we stand with “hanmi”.
The “hanmi” is also called the “triangular stance”. By standing with one foot half a step in front of the other, you physically form a triangle toward your opponent, thus reducing the area that can be attacked.
In addition, this triangle is not simply a shape, but also a triangle of the mind. By concentrating the mind on the opponent during hanmi, a triangle of the mind is formed with the point of concentration at its apex. In this way, we can feel the moment when the opponent’s mind moves, and at the same time, we ourselves can move.
In addition to this, we confirmed “ma-ai”(The basic distance) and practiced moving ourselves at the moment when the opponent’s mind moves, in various movements.
Let’s walk together.
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