Sakado

Training hard before and after the class in Meiryukan Sakado. The kids are really starting to improve... looking forward to the winter tests next week. Ganbatte!

Today the adults first worked on pivots - yokomen uchi yonkajo osae ni (tachi waza and suwari waza).

Next circling movements - ryote mochi tenchinage ichi (tachi waza and suwari waza)

The last 15 minutes was test training. Good luck to Owada-san on his upcoming 3rd kyu test.

Just about every black belt in Aikido Meiryukan can now fold a hakama, even most of the brown belts.

If you have been around long enough to get a black belt, but still haven`t at least offered to fold a seniors or instructors hakama, something is wrong... Who helped get you to that level? Budo is about respect and etiquette.