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CLASS CURRICULA

Level 1 Basic Aikido 10-Week Class Cycle Curricula:

Weeks 1 and 2:
Students will train in basic ukemi (falling techniques) in order to develop safe practice habits on and off the training mat. Ukemi develops the body's sensitivity to movement, somatic and spacial awareness, and helps to develop a more fluid method of body motion and coordination.
Students will also be introduce to tai sabaki (whole body movement) and its relation to body/mind centering and awareness of space and timing. Tai sabaki develops your ability sense space and to freely move relative to an attackers actions. Introductory strikes, blocks and turns will be part of tai sabaki training. I also introduce basic techniques which will be discussed/practiced in class.

Weeks 3 and 4:
Progression in training will lead us to further development of ukemi, tai sabaki and developing our relationship with our training partners. Uke / Nage interaction is based on cooperation in Aikido, rather than on competition or challenging one another. Exercises will focus on Nage leading the Uke's movement while the Uke develops sensitivity to following Nage's movement without resisting or being overly passive or falling before an actual technique is applied. This training helps develop awareness and sensitivity when working with various partners; which develops confidence in movement and action while easing anxiety of the unknown.

Weeks 5 through 8:
Technical training. Technical training focus on teaching students basic Aikido techniques and how techniques are applied from various attack sequences. Unlike traditional training where the teacher demonstrates and the students are left to their own to figure out how to perform a technique; I offer step-by-step instruction and help students build each movement and technique from the ground up. Techniques are put together in sequence from the opening attack to the end of a technique/throw/pin. Several techniques will be introduced as part of the Level 1 Basic Aikido Cycle. Students will further develop ukemi, tai sabaki.

Weeks 9 and 10:
Putting together training concepts from weeks 1-8 and learning more about the fluidity of Aikido training: A review of ukemi and safe training practices for Nage and Uke and techniques learned in the previous 8 weeks. After spending 8 weeks training in a methodical approach and learning pieces of Aikido training that had been broken down for beginning students, weeks 9 and 10 serve to guide students to work more in free-form manner with less step-by-step instruction and more reliance on remembering what you have learned in the previous 8 weeks. Students will practice attacks in non-sequential form.

WARMUPS: Each class begins with 10 - 15 minutes of warmups exercises.
TRAINING: Aikido practice. You will partner up and perform Aikido training. We frequently switch partners so that every person gets to train with a different body.


FRIDAY CYCLE CLASSES 6:30PM to 8:15PM
SATURDAY CYCLE CLASSES 3:15PM to 5:00PM

Space is Limited, Call: 646.209.5373 to Reserve a Spot.
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