Mastering Shomen Uchi Iriminage in Aikido | Deep Entry Techniques | Lia Suzuki in the Netherlands

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Welcome to another video from Lia Suzuki Sensei's Aikido seminar series in Baarn, Netherlands, in 2023
The seminar was hosted by Ima Juku Aikido under the direction of Arjan de Vries Sensei.
In this session, we tackle the challenges of Shomen Uchi Iriminage. Many practitioners struggle with entering deeply enough. And many uke struggle with ensuring a proper Shomen Uchi attack.
We go back to basics, focusing on executing a correct Shomen strike and mastering deep entry techniques for effective Iriminage.
This video aims to provide insight, inspiration, and motivation to elevate your Aikido practice.
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[@arjandevries-imajukuaikido]

Iriminage is also called the 20 years throw. It takes a long time to master because there are so many points. Not only the difficulty of the technique itself but also the actions of the uke are important. A lot of people do not know how to execute a proper shomen. And yes, this is more difficult then it looks like. Especially beginners have great difficulty with a proper strike. But you need it to do iriminage well. Perhaps thats why it is called a 20 year technique.

[@AikidoKenkyukaiSB]

Exactly. I see not only white belts, but black belts as well who are not actually doing a proper shomen uchi. And as you say, executing the technique properly is dependent upon the quality of the attack.