26 September Adult Class

Teacher: Honma-sensei
Warm-up exercises
Oneness rhythm exercises

Toitsudo (ki development): kengi 1, kengi 2
Waza (techniques): shomenuchi ikkyo tenkan, shomenuchi koteoroshi

26 September 6:00 Class

Teacher: Laurie-sensei
Reading: 18. The Mind that Seeks Truth
Warm-up exercises
Oneness rhythm exercises

Toitsudo (ki development): sitting cross-legged, holding out one arm, bending backwards, bending forward
Waza (techniques): (#1 taigi) katatedori tenkan kokyu nage, katatedori kokyu nage kirikaeshi, katatedori kokyu nage zenpo nage, katatedori shiho nage

26 September 5:00 Class

Teacher: Laurie-sensei
Reading: 1. Our Motto
Warm-up exercises

Toitsudo (ki development): standing, unbendable arm, sitting, standing - sitting
Waza (techniques): yokomenuchi shiho nage

19 September 6:00 Class

Teacher: Iwasaki-sensei
Reading: 10. The Principle of Non-Dissension
Warm-up exercises

Waza (techniques): shomenuchi kokyu nage, munatsuki koteoroshi, yokomenuchi shiho nage

19 September 5:00 Class

Teacher: Iwasaki-sensei
Reading: 7. Living Calmness
Warm-up exercises
Knee walk tag, slap hands, push hands

Waza (techniques): munatsuki koteoroshi

12 September 6:00 Class

Teacher: Iwasaki-sensei
Reading: 20. Intoku (Good Done in Secret)
Warm-up exercises

Waza (techniques): zagi shomenuchi kokyu nage, zagi yokomenuchi kokyu nage zenpo nage

12 September 5:00 Class

Teacher: Iwasaki-sensei
Reading: 12. The Ki Development Exercises
Warm-up exercises

Waza (techniques): katatori ikkyo irimi

5 September 念の力 Willpower

We are developing our willpower by practicing aikido.

Whatever you decide is your dream or your goal will come true. The only reason for it not to come true is if you quit, if you stop working toward your goal.

Of course, we sometimes change our goals midway. Maybe as we go along we realize that a different goal suits us better. During the summer vacation I was cleaning out my closets, and I found my kindergarten yearbook. Back then, I wanted to be a firetruck driver! And here I am, an aikido teacher. Well, sometimes you decide to change your goals.

What I am talking about is quitting because you feel like it is too hard. When you are working toward your goal and things get tough for you, don't just throw your hands up in the air and quit because it's no fun when things are difficult. Don't give up.

Whatever your dream, if you keep working toward it, it will come true. You know, that goes for aikido, too. My teacher used to tell me, "keep doing it until you can do it!"

5 September 6:00 Class

Teacher: Ohara-sensei
Reading: 19. Willpower
Warm-up exercises
Toitsudo: Finger ring
Aikido: yokomenuchi shiho nage (tenkan-irimi, tenkan-tenkan, irimi-irimi, irimi-tenkan)

5 September 5:00 Class

Teacher: Ohara-sensei
Reading: 19. Willpower
Warm-up exercises
Aiki exercises
Kokyu dosa