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biking_geek |
| Aikido - Takashi visit and testing |
08:03 pm |
Takashi kicked our butts today in class. He spent the first two hours putting the black belts through their paces and then a little over an hour having us review techniques from the 6th kyu test. Which was really good, I learned a bunch of new refinements to some basic techniques. And then we did testing.
There was a 6th kyu test and another 3rd kyu test in addition to my test. Everyone did really well. It was a little grueling, but fun. In addition to the normal ki testing, I had to stand on my toes with my arms open wide while someone tested my balance and stability. The techniques I had to show were called out rapidly to give me little time to think. Then I had to do free-style against two opponents. They had reserve ukes, so the ukes could get replaced when they got tired. I could barely breathe by the time I was done. Then I did kokidosa, answered my silly question as loud as I could and did my bows.
Takashi likes to ask a question at the end of the test that relates to the Aikido principles and he makes you answer as loudly as you possibly can. My question this test: "You're the manager of a major company and your opponents aren't doing their work. What Aikido principle would you tell them to use to do their work?" My answer made no sense, but it was loud. ;)
I'm stiff, sore and happy.
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