The Right Reasons To Become An Uchi Deshi

1. grassHopper 5.15.09 / 12pm

   3. Enlightenment. I suppose it depends on what kind of enlightenment, and what kind of person you are; or rather, want to be.
2. Jerry 5.15.09 / 1pm

   What a great post Tonya. You’ve hit on something profound with #5.
3. MM 5.15.09 / 8pm

   Are all of these your main reasons for going up to N.Y.?
4. incogneto 5.15.09 / 9pm

   Which is your reason?
5. Jerry 5.16.09 / 12pm

   My guess: some combination of all five.
6. grassHopper 5.16.09 / 7pm

   Thanks for class, Jerry.
7. Jerry 5.16.09 / 8pm

   You’re welcome. I wonder if incogneto and MM enjoyed the seminar at Sand Drift.

   Do you think MM wore her hakama?
8. The Dark Knight 5.17.09 / 11am

   yes that was a good class. I’m glad i was able to share some insight
9. Jerry 5.17.09 / 3pm

   More than good insight, it helps me resolve a thorny issue. Thanks.
10. Incognito 5.18.09 / 12pm

    I’m sorry to say that we did not attend the sanddrift seminar. I wanted to, but MM had just gotten to the point to where she could walk around two days before because of her back. Didn’t want to risk an injury, so we took the day off. Bad timing… not that there is a good time to get injured.

    Is there class tonight? The calendar is blank for monday.
11. Sensei 5.18.09 / 3pm

    Incognito, what are you talking about? The schedule has John and me teaching tonight. Although, I may train in the second class and let Jerry teach.
12. Incognito 5.18.09 / 4pm

    Sorry, My attention shifted to next monday because it is highlighted. (I thought Memorial day was yesterday for some reason…)
13. The Dark Knight 5.19.09 / 5pm

    This blog is dead…spinning the discussion wheel!!!

    Pins vs. Throws….

    ready

    set

    GO!
14. grassHopper 5.19.09 / 6pm

    Perhaps pins are for detaining (law enforcement teaches much more brutal pins than ours), and throws are for fleeing.

    Perhaps, to take it a step further, pins would be practical if you’re dealing with someone close, such as a family member, or one attacker. Throws might be more practical for multiple attackers. But I think after throwing one, that may be good enough a distraction to FLEE.
15. Jerry 5.19.09 / 8pm

    Strikes turn into grabs, which turn into throws, which turn into pins.

    It’s a continuum–they are just points of contact. The distinctions are not important…only that nage affect uke’s center. And vice versa.

    BTW, the new USAF newsletter is out. Our grand opening seminar slideshow is featured.
16. Jerry 5.19.09 / 8pm

    Oh yeah, you might find this interesting. Pre-war Aikido, and I guess aikijujitsu also, had these finishing moves after the pin. You had to demonstrate control (with your hands free), and then you finished off uke.
17. The Dark Knight 5.19.09 / 11pm

    hmm that is interesting jerry.
18. grassHopper 5.20.09 / 7am

    So even if my intent all day long is to grab you, it’s still a strike-turned-grab? Ikkyo is a throw?

    I wish I could have seen pre-war aikido.
19. Jerry 5.20.09 / 2pm

    Google Gozo Shiodo Sensei for some pre-war Aikido.

    The funny thing is, you already *know* the finishing movements–it is already there in our practice.

    For example, the nikkyo pin. What does nage do after uke taps out? He folds the arm back and uses his shin to keep the arm pinned while he stands up. During this movement his hands are free. The only thing missing is drawing the blade and finishing uke off.

    It is how you demonstrated the formal pin during your tests. Now you know where it comes from!
20. Jerry 5.20.09 / 2pm

    They are functionally the same, grassHopper, in that uke wants to control nage’s center, while nage wants to control uke’s center.

    For example, rather than grab the lead hand, a swordsman could choose to strike the hand. Joel taught me a bokken technique that strikes uke’s hand after a “do” cut. The entrance is irimi-tenkan, to nage’s front. He learned it from kendo. (You’ve seen it before).

    I’ve seen ikkyo turned into a throw. Lane Sensei had me demonstrate several sankyo throws on my 1st kyu test.
21. Jerry 5.20.09 / 2pm

    BTW, a little birdie told me that our host will be taking her 1st kyu test next month.

    If you were trying the keep this secret…sorry! 🙂
22. grassHopper 5.20.09 / 4pm

    Bird?! Where? They eat our kind, you know..
23. MM 5.20.09 / 5pm

    Hey,

    Yeah, we didn’t make it to Sandrift…. I’m still getting over an injury. I have my hakama however… I’ve worn it around the apartment gleefully. It is a darker blue than I expected. *worries her butt looks big*
24. MM 5.20.09 / 5pm

    Go Tonya!! ^_^
25. Jerry 5.20.09 / 5pm

    It’s hovering over your left shoulder right now, grassHopper….
26. The Dark Knight 5.20.09 / 7pm

    *throw’s an explosive Batarang turning the bird into a puff of smoke*

    no more bird…
27. Tonya 5.20.09 / 8pm

    I’d say 1, 4, and 5 are my main reasons.
28. Buck 5.22.09 / 5pm

    When it’s three that matters…
29. grassHopper 5.22.09 / 6pm

    Why

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