Exploring Aikido with White Belts: Kotegaeshi Practice at Summer Camp

[@ThomasPetry-h6p]

Very nice!

[@liasuzukisvirtualdojo6240]

Glad you enjoyed it, Thomas! By the way, see you in Germany in September?

[@ThomasPetry-h6p]

@@liasuzukisvirtualdojo6240 I would love to see you in September. However, I will probably be in Japan during this period. Which I am also looking forward to.

[@SlickTim9905]

I really did not notice this and I get that this is a Summer Camp. Do aikido schools in general normally teach Kote-Gaeshi to White Belts? Is that a standard?

[@liasuzukisvirtualdojo6240]

Good question, Tim. I’m not sure about other Aikido schools. But I do teach it. I just make sure to be very careful in HOW I teach it.

[@SlickTim9905]

@@liasuzukisvirtualdojo6240 no, no, no. Ok, I'm not questioning your ability to teach. I guess.... that in this case it is determined by the person teaching. Perhaps you are using some sort of a syllabus. Today, looking back, I learned to believe that the teacher is correcting the hirer level students first, or they are paying attention to the student that is there the longest. when that person is not there, the next in line gets the attention. I just noticed that some schools will teach White Belts to fall... first. Some will teach the fall (ukemi) at the same time as the throw. as if there is a pairing of moves. My last teacher, a Matsubyashi-ryu karate instructor taught with a calendar. He would cycle the lessons every 2-4 weeks choosing a different lesson. you would get a entry lesson, followed by an intermediate lesson. you would do weapons for 2 weeks and then go back to a different entry level lesson. you would repeat until you did a solid pass of the manual. But that manual was slightly different from school to school. This was along time ago. I myself had the wrist throw practiced on me for a year. (our when I finished paying the guy at that time) I learned what the throw felt like before ever using it. and, I was prevented from talking about it. and, the instructor did not teach wrist escapes.

[@Patrickmathieu0482]

Aikido... the worst, by far, martial art in the world! This is a choregraphy, not a martial art.

[@liasuzukisvirtualdojo6240]

Thanks for watching the video. And thanks for the comment. All engagement helps grow our channel. What martial art do you do, Patrick?