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Aikido Iwama Uchideshi

This Blog originally tracked a three month period during which time I undertook training in Iwama under the supervision of Nemoto Sensei. We also trained at the Shibu Dojo, O'Sensei's Dojo in Iwama located in the Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan.
I have returned this time for a shorter three week stint in January 2011.

Local introduction

On friday night ~30 local foriegn university students came to a special evening class in Tsukuba, where Nemoto sensei teaches on the weekends. Each of the current student took 3-4 newbies through some "simple" techniques. Katate dori Ikkyo Omote, Kosa dori Kotegaishi, and a couple of others. Included in the class was a demostration by Robin, who has been an uchideshi of Nemoto Sensei for the past 11 months and is one of the people going for their shodan in June. The video is shown below, he was only told about it that morning so did a very good job. I say he - but really it takes two, and his uke Chris also provided a good demonstation of coherent attacks and sound ukemi. There is also short section of Bukiwaza with Nemoto Sensei and Robin.