Bokken and Aikido

[bushido_man96]

I got my first taste of bokken work at an Aikido seminar I attended in September of 2008. We did some work on holding the bokken, striking with it, and moved on to doing some Tai Sabaki movements with cuts as partner work.

In April of 2009, I got to do a bokken kata in a Saturday class, because it is a requirment for some of the 3rd kyus testing. It was a simple kata, consisting of cutting, then thrusting moves, all going to the front, then back, then to each side; it finished with cutting moves to each corner.

I kind of look forward to getting to do some more work with the bokken. During the seminar that I attended, the higher ranks demonstrated some attack/counter drills done with partners, and they looked like a lot of fun.

For each class, a bokken, a jo, and a tanto are brought out and placed at the front. I hope to eventually get to work more with these.

[tallgeese]

Very nice. Let us konw how that progresses.

[bushido_man96]

I will, although I think it will be sporadic at best, for now. I need to get my SCA buddies back together. I also hope that some day I can hit an ARMA seminar/workshop.