Huh.

[ironphoenix]

Well, that's interesting: I just taught my second aikido class in as many weeks, this one a weapons class with three other students. (The previous one was a basics class with only one other student, during which we worked on techniques for his upcoming grading. Before that, I'd taught once, about two years ago, with four students.) I taught a few staff disarms (jo-tori) and throws (jo-nage); it seemed to go over well enough.

I'm still processing the experience of teaching in this context. Overall, I think it's a good thing; I'm just trying to understand the effect it's having on me and on my practice.

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[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

The ranking system for aikido in Japan is different from what's normal here, even... I think our federation has the most stringent requirements I've seen.