Today is Tuesday. Tomorrow is Wednesday, the last day of training before the exam. The next day is Thursday, the day of our final course exam.
So we have been preparing for everything we have to do. This includes:
- kihon : demonstrating any aikido technique that we have been taught all year
- regular jiyu waza (free techniques, or a kind of aikido sparring)
- ushiro jiyu waza (free techniques against an attack from the back)
- tanto jiyu waza (free techniques against a knife attack)
- shido ho : teaching any aikido technique from the Dai Ichi portion of the course
Last Friday, our favourite filmmaker, Kenji, came to do a photo shoot at the dojo, so he recorded some of our training for posterity.
aikido basic techniques…
jiyu waza…
knife defense…
teaching…
Please wish us luck. All of our preparation and hard work comes down to this test!
I really hope that Thursday goes well for you Chris and Takanaga and Izzy. The very best of luck for your final Exam. I have enjoyed following your activities over the last Year, along with the many Photos. Gambatte Kudasai and Osu !