Our instructor explained the difference between Aikikai Aikido, and Iwama Aikido. Okay, perhaps not the difference, but I'm learning that difference quickly, but the genesis of the two.
Our two first kyus are both from the Iwama style of Aikido. I worked with both last night. I worked with everybody last night. There were ten students in the class, and Sensei kept saying, "New partners," each time we worked on something. When it came time to work with our newest member, we were doing an entering Irimi nage: block with the first hand, do the technique with the trailing arm. Straight in, no irimi step, almost like a clothesline. During one of my partner's turns, he hit me hard enough on the side of my neck to make me see stars. I did my best to give as good as I got, but I was also trying to do my best to learn the technique. I did 'okay' last night. I had a hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep. My body hurt, and my muscles were twitching as I lay in bed, making it all the harder to find sleep.
We bought a new MacBook yesterday, as well as a router. I've never set up a router before, but I finally figured out how to make it work. It's nice being wireless.
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