Thank you for making our 11th Aikido Warriors' Camp a success!
A weeklong overview of Aikido practice and philosophy...
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Each day
begins with morning warm-ups and a jog:
a light refreshing warm-up in the fresh morning air for students to move around
as a team.
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A
team-game follows the jog, reinforcing
the importance of working together,
being mindful of team mates, working
out strategies, leading the team, and delegating responsibilities. |
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Frisbee
Game |
Frisbee
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International Football (Soccer) |
Capture
the Flag |
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Daily
practice, with the observance of
Aikido etiquette and discipline.
A central theme of the camps, apart
from technique,
is the importance of developing oneself from the inside:
proper and appropriate etiquette, respect,
discipline, self-reliance, accountability,
being responsible, and being conscious of one's decisions and actions.
These will help when making decisions;
leading one in the direction of desired outcomes
in life and one`s life`s journey.
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Setting personal goals and life statements... |
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... reflecting on etiquette, behaviour, and philosophy ... |
Getting
to know you... |
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Ask: are my decisions propelling me toward my goal? |
No excuses... be accountable... Blame and be lame ... |
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Games
served as a means of self-discovery: revealing personal attitudes,
character, temperament, beliefs, ...
going beyond assumptions.
Being sensitive to choices,
one's responsibilities,
and others. |
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Jigsaw Puzzle Game: 2 minutes to put together... |
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the puzzle with the blank side facing up. Not easy... |
A clear end result, as with life, creates the desired outcome. |
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Calligraphy: Practising inner
focus and control ... |
performing
each stroke decisively ... |
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Manifesting the intangible and internal... |
... outwardly through things done or created, like calligraphy. |
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Remembering names in the Blanket Game. |
... caring enough to remember everyone's name... |
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The Blindfold Game: being mindful and sensitive... |
... choosing one's words well ... |
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... being specific and clear ... |
... learning to say and do what we mean ... |
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Dog and the Bone Game: alertness, speed...
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... and agility... |
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Students
were introduced to the concept of KI flow. These
exercises required students to be aligned within themselves - balanced and integrated in body, mind, and spirit;
and how that manifests Integrity in oneself.
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In silence, adjusting to find
the Centre, the extension of "ki" |
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receiving and redirecting energy... |
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Working together... |
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Stretches... |
Elbow crawl... |
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Forward and ... |
... Backward Rolls |
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Kneeling breakfalls |
Practising basic breakfalls ... |
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Fireman`s lift to practice the Koshi Nage (hip throw) |
... and breakfalls ... |
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After
the normal dojo warm-up, students were brought through
basic unarmed
and weapons training. |
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Ikkyo, the first pinning technique |
Tanto Dori |
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Irimi nage, the entering throw |
Jiyu waza with Kokyuho nage, the breath throw |
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Going with the flow... |
Attack from the rear ... |
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We had our share of weapons practice as well...
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11th Aikido
Warriors' Camp 17 - 21 August 2015 |
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Thank you for an awesome, special and very meaningful week of Aikido practice!
You made our milestone 10th Warriors` Camp most memorable! |
Thanks also to our helpers, Mrs Gillam, Nicole, Mitchell, Sean, Ryan, and Ben.
Have a most wonderful and enriching summer.
See you in the Dojo! |
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