Practicing at home alone
(Extracted from Aikido-L)

Date:    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 23:19:20 -0400
From:    Aikido Penguin
Subject: training alone

Another penguin question and no, it's not about learning aikido from tapes and books. I'd like to ask the people on the list if and how they train _in
between_ dojo training days.

In my case, I can only do go there twice a week so 4-5 days can pass up to the session the following week. I feel I need to supplement the practice
but, as you know better, it takes two to tango, ummm, fall. Since I'm a newbie, practicising the basic techniques (body movements, turns, elbow power and so on) is probably the most sensible thing to do.

What have you found as a useful practice at home?

Thanks,

The waddling A.P.

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Date:    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 20:42:04 -0700
From:    Janet Rosen
Subject: Re: training alone

Aikido Penguin wrote:
> What have you found as a useful practice at home?

Tai sabaki can be practiced anywhere: my favorite is entering empty elevators at parking garages: tenkan in and tsuki to the proper floor button :-)

If you are training in weapons, there are cuts or solo kata to do.

If you are pretty sure of a technique you can try doing it slowly alone, feeling the angles and stuff.
janet

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Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 08:02:47 -0400
From:    Randy Pertiet
Subject: Re: training alone

"I'd like to ask the people on the list if and how they train _in between_ dojo training days.

The waddling A.P."

I practice Tai Sabaki, Ukemi (on the carpet), sword, and shadow waza at least 2 hours every weekend.

Randy

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