Comments on: Circular Ukemi

By: MM

MM — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:11:36 +0000

Thanks Sensei.
That’s a great idea.
I got one more practice friday before saturday. I think i should take sometime to considerable work on my ukemi. I’m going to have to take some for my test anyways most likely

THANKS

By: Sean Ashby

Sean Ashby — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:50 +0000

It’s a wonderful lesson to learn!

My sensei always talked about the process of learning from the part of uke as being like a film negative. Once that negative is properly developed, you can produce an endless number of “positives” or prints!

Great post and good luck!

By: Sensei

Sensei — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:07:43 +0000

Maggie,
With this new found knowledge, think about this. When you are thinking about your next test techniques (or even before that), ask someone of that rank or higher to be nage and take a lot of ukemi for the test techniques. I bet you get a better understanding of the correct movement. Many times when I was preparing a person for their test, I would have an uke of lower rank taking ukemi (that was all we had available at the time). Anyway, I would have them switch and make the test candidate take ukemi. Not to my surprise, the other student was doing the techniques very well.

By: The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:08:29 +0000

how about just a simple congrats?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:59:40 +0000

Would you prefer Callooh, Callay?

“And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’
He chortled in his joy.”

By: dichotomy

dichotomy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:16:45 +0000

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By: grassHopper

grassHopper — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:10:49 +0000

aka Hooray. Huzzah = "Hooray" grassHopper style. Perhaps, sp? Huzza *bows and hops away*

By: MM

MM — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:45:29 +0000

Huzzah?!!

By: MM

MM — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:44:46 +0000

HUZZAH?!! 0_0””’

By: grassHopper

grassHopper — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:42:12 +0000

Huzzah.