本日は、片手持ち二ヶ条抑え(一)、正面打ち一ヶ条抑え(二)、後技両肩持ち側面入り身投げ(二)、後技両肩持ち自由技並びに関連技の稽古を行いました。
合気道には本当に体の小さい人向きに技が作られているのではないかと思われる技がたくさんあります。なぜか体格の良い大男が集まる当道場では、稽古中彼らが小柄な女性、子供を相手に技をかけるのに四苦八苦している姿がよく見られます。
Today we practiced Katate-mochi nikajo-osae ichi (One hand grasp 2nd control 1), Shomen-uchi ikkajo-osae ni (Front strike 1st control 2),Ushiro-waza ryo-kata-mochi sokumen irimi-nage ni (Both shoulder grasp from behind side entering throw 2),Ushiro-waza ryo-kata-mochi jiyu-waza (Free technique against both shoulder grasp from behind) and related techniques.
There are a lot of techniques in aikido which look that those are actually designed for shorter person. I do not know why but most of our male members are big and strong guy and I often see them struggling with applying technique to shorter ladies and kids in the class.
