{"id":661,"date":"2010-03-21T18:33:55","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T23:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/?p=661"},"modified":"2012-09-18T09:23:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T14:23:53","slug":"seminar-videos-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/seminar-videos-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar Videos, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Editors Note: This is the second in an eight part series discussing past seminars at our school.\u00a0The entire series can be found under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/tag\/video\/\">video<\/a>\u00a0category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this next video, Bernath Sensei is executing various techniques from suwari-waza.\u00a0Grady Lane Sensei is uke. I really want our students to see this video, especially those who haven&#8217;t yet tested for fourth kyu.\u00a0(Our fourth kyu examination is the first rank which formally tests kneeling techniques, aside from kokyu-dosa.)<\/p>\n<p>For many students, suwari-waza\u00a0is an entirely foreign concept.\u00a0This video, I think, demonstrates exactly what Dee Sensei is looking for: clear attack, clear technique, pacing and control.\u00a0That the test techniques are different is unimportant; what matters here are the principles that apply to all technique.<\/p>\n<p id=\"player1\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<noscript><p>[Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]<\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"player1\").style.display = \"\";\n\t\n\tvar s1 = new SWFObject(\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/flv-embed\/flvplayer.swf\",\"player1\",\"360\",\"290\",\"7\");\n\ts1.addParam(\"wmode\",\"transparent\");\n\ts1.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\n\ts1.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"height\",\"290\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"width\",\"360\"); \n\ts1.addVariable(\"file\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter3.flv\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"image\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter3s_t.jpg\");\n\ts1.addVariable(\"link\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter3.flv\");\n\ts1.write(\"player1\");\n<\/script>\n<p>I&#8217;m watching this next video the day after an incredible seminar at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brevardaikikai.com\/\">Brevard Aikikai<\/a>.\u00a0Bernath Sensei taught, as well as several other talented shidoin and fukushidoin. As you can probably guess, I&#8217;m a bit sore today. I mention this because after seeing the ukemi Neil took, I can\u00a0almost feel it myself. This is <em>dynamic<\/em> technique.<\/p>\n<p>Some more background. Those mats you see, the ones that look awfully thin?\u00a0Well they are.\u00a0Thankfully, we don&#8217;t have those anymore, but I&#8217;ve taken ukemi on them, and&#8230;well, let&#8217;s just say that Neil has much better ukemi than me.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, this is amazing stuff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"player2\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the latest Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/p>\n<noscript><p>[Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]<\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"player2\").style.display = \"\";\n\t\n\tvar s2 = new SWFObject(\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/flv-embed\/flvplayer.swf\",\"player2\",\"360\",\"290\",\"7\");\n\ts2.addParam(\"wmode\",\"transparent\");\n\ts2.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\n\ts2.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"height\",\"290\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"width\",\"360\"); \n\ts2.addVariable(\"file\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter4.flv\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"image\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter4s_t.jpg\");\n\ts2.addVariable(\"link\",\"http:\/\/www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com\/video\/videos-shihans\/M_5FPeter4.flv\");\n\ts2.write(\"player2\");\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editors Note: This is the second in an eight part series discussing past seminars at our school.\u00a0The entire series can be found under the\u00a0video\u00a0category. 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