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Written by Jay Lindholm
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 |
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We recently completed our 8th annual seminar with Sunny Skys Sensei and I think this year was the best one yet. It always amazes me how easily Sunny Sensei brings real life experience into Aikido and our approach to training. This year’s focus was on changes within ourselves and how we tend to spend too much time focusing on our partners and what we think they should be doing, instead of focusing on things we actually can control ie, our own movement and responses. We practiced maintaining our own sense of self and posture through a variety of exercises. The purpose of the exercises was to not think about a technique but to create a new way of experiencing connection. We did this through a variety of attacks and it was always easy to fall back into what we know. The closer the exercise resembled a technique the harder it was not to just start doing what we already knew. It is easy for us to get caught up in mental fears of what others think or what we think others think about us. This fear drives us to try to make something happen when it would be better to allow interactions to develop and see where they lead us. In many cases these things resolve themselves if we simply remain true to ourselves. I walked away from the seminar with a new way of examining my training. It was an exciting weekend and a very enjoyable seminar. Thanks to Sunny Sensei for coming to Austin and sharing his life and Aikido with us. Many thank to everyone who came and supported this wonderful seminar weekend. We look forward to next year! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 September 2010 )
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Written by Todd Kammerer
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 |
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We will have open mat for kyu test preparation and kyu testing this weekend (see schedule below). Saturday, September 25th: Open Mat 10:00AM to 11:30AM: We will have open mat time available for reviewing the upcoming kyu tests as well as general open mat time. All are welcome to participate in this 90 minute training session. Please note that we share the parking lot with several businesses that operate on Saturday morning so our members/guests will need to park in the Broken Spoke's parking lot (next door to our dojo) for the Saturday morning class. Sunday, September 26th: Kyu Testing 2:15PM to 3:15PM: We will have kyu testing during the second class. We plan on going out for dinner immediately following and all are welcome to join. Monday, September 27th: No Class: Due to the weekend training on September 25th and 26th, there will be no class on Monday, September 27th. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 October 2010 )
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Written by Todd Kammerer
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 |
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We are eagerly waiting for the arrival of Tres Hofmeister sensei this weekend for a seminar at South Austin Aikido. The seminar will start on Friday, November 5th and continue through Sunday, November 7th. See our seminar flyer for more information. This weekend will be an awesome training opportunity for all who attend, as aikidoka of all levels will clearly benefit from their time on the mat during the seminar. Tres Sensei energetic presense and willingness to interact with students of all levels always creates a lively and productive training atmosphere. We will have a potluck Saturday evening at the home of Todd & Barbara Kammerer. This is a great opportunity to enjoy good food and fun among friends and family of our Aikido community :-) All are welcome to attend with their family and maps will be available in the dojo. SAA members can get more information about this potluck in the member section of our website. See y'all on the mat. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 01 November 2010 )
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Written by Todd Kammerer
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 |
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We are eagerly waiting for the arrival of Sunny Skys sensei for his 8th annual visit to Austin. Sunny sensei will teach class for our Aikido community on Thursday evening during our normal class schedule and then the seminar will start on Friday, September 10th, continuing through Sunday, September 12th. See our seminar flyer for more information. We will be having a potluck Saturday evening at the home of Todd & Barbara Kammerer. This is a great opportunity to enjoy good food and good fun with our friends and we may even find a few Aikido videos to watch :-) SAA members can get more information about this potluck in the member section of our website. I highly recommend this seminar to everyone in our Aikido community, regardless of where you may be in your training. Sunny Sensei is simply a wonderful teacher. His energetic, fun-loving nature and warm willingness to interact with students of all levels, creates an atmosphere for lively and productive training. See y'all on the mat. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 September 2010 )
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Written by Todd Kammerer
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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We will have a modified schedule this holiday weekend. - Sunday, September 5th: Normal schedule for the first class, followed by dojo clean up during the second class. As they say "Many hands makes quick work" and we encourage our members to come in and help with the cleaning from 2:00-3:00pm.
- Monday, September 6th: No class.
- Tuesday, September 7th: Normal class schedule.
Whether you are traveling or staying in town for various activities, we at South Austin Aikido wish you and your family a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 September 2010 )
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Written by Jay Lindholm
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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On Sunday David Huffaker tested for Nikyu. This is hard for me to imagine because it seems like he just started training. However, David has been diligently training for the past two and a half years and has learned a lot about Aikido along the way. It was a typical summer test as the dojo was hot and humid. David got plenty tired during the test, but never gave in until the test was finished. With 30 minutes of continuous movement under very warm conditions throughout the test itself as well as 60 minutes during the class before. David did a great job from the beginning with all of the required movement from suwari waza. Then he moved on to hanmi handachi and tachi waza, showing a lot of improvement in his understanding in both techniques and aiki. His kumi tachi also went very well and his randori showed a great use of the mat, keeping the ukes spaced nicely. Way to go David on a really great test! Following the test, we all went to Pei Wei for dinner. The food and conversation, along with the chance to hang out were all very enjoyable. Thanks to everyone who participated and supported David on his test. Check out the pictures |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 August 2010 )
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Written by Jay Lindholm
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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This year’s Aiki Week left me feeling pretty tired by the end of this exciting week. We trained pretty hard, with plenty of great energy in each of the classes. Not being quite as young as I once was, increasing my training days seems to take its toll on my body. However, the effort was well worth it, with each of us showing improvement with the additional training during the week. We covered many topics that we do not usually get to work on, including jo wasa, randori, and two sword training. The variety and extra days of training were a lot of fun while breaking our usual routines. The energy on the mat was outstanding adding to the excitement. Thanks to everyone who participated in making this a memorable Aiki Week. Check out the pictures |
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