Welcome to AikiWeb Aikido Information
AikiWeb: The Source for Aikido Information
AikiWeb's principal purpose is to serve the Internet community as a repository and dissemination point for aikido information.

Sections
home
aikido articles
columns

Discussions
forums
aikiblogs

Databases
dojo search
seminars
image gallery
supplies
links directory

Reviews
book reviews
video reviews
dvd reviews
equip. reviews

News
submit
archive

Miscellaneous
newsletter
rss feeds
polls
about

Follow us on



Home > AikiWeb Aikido Forums
Go Back   AikiWeb Aikido Forums > Training

Hello and thank you for visiting AikiWeb, the world's most active online Aikido community! This site is home to over 22,000 aikido practitioners from around the world and covers a wide range of aikido topics including techniques, philosophy, history, humor, beginner issues, the marketplace, and more.

If you wish to join in the discussions or use the other advanced features available, you will need to register first. Registration is absolutely free and takes only a few minutes to complete so sign up today!

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-21-2002, 07:29 PM   #1
chadsieger
Dojo: Minh Sensei
Location: Allentown, PA
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 107
Offline
Talking A Great Drill

Hey Aikidoka!

Just thought that I would pass along a great drill that you can do to benefit your budo sense. A good friend and great Aikidoka showed me this a while back. I'm sure that many of you have already heard of this drill. Simply take any sized basketball/futbol(not american)/volley ball and grasp it in-between your hands at handshake position. Simply rotate the ball in any direction you choose. You can use any part of your hand (fingers, sides, backs) but try to keep it constantly moving. Try rotating as slowly as possible, then try as fast you can.
If you think of your hands "becoming part" of the ball you may find the task eaiser. This is a simple drill in "sticky hands." However, whenever you feel ready, find a smaller ball to use (softballs are not easy), that will also help in terms of making your "circles" smaller. In a while, if you can incorporate your hips, the movements can be applied as "soft" blocks. Pulling the chair from under the energy in your uke's strikes!
This can be done almost anywhere.
There are many other benefits to this drill that others could explain better than me.
Good Luck.

Last edited by chadsieger : 06-21-2002 at 07:34 PM.
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-21-2002, 10:16 PM   #2
SeiserL
 
SeiserL's Avatar
Location: Florida Gulf coast
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 3,902
United_States
Offline
Minor correction, to the best of my knowledge and experience, the excellent ball exercise you suggest comes from Tai Chi. Sticky hand or Chi Sau comes from Wing Chun and is entirely different.

Until again,

Lynn

Lynn Seiser PhD
Yondan Aikido & FMA/JKD
We do not rise to the level of our expectations, but fall to the level of our training. Train well. KWATZ!
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-21-2002, 10:39 PM   #3
chadsieger
Dojo: Minh Sensei
Location: Allentown, PA
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 107
Offline
Talking

I feel that sticky hands helps all martial arts. I'll take soft sensitive hands over ones that are unable to properly blend with an attack. While enveloping an attack if stiffness can be felt, the uke now knows where you are.
By practicing this drill your hands will gain the memory/feeling/comfortablitiy of coming and staying in contact with something (ie. ball, fist). Sticky hands.
I feel that regardless of a drill's origins, if it have value in budo, it will have value at your art.

Thanks.
  Reply With Quote

Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
The GREAT kata debate Jorx General 35 04-01-2009 07:02 PM
quickness & accuracy Pdella General 72 08-27-2005 02:38 PM
Great website, glad to be here... Jonathan Thielen Introductions 2 09-01-2004 09:39 AM
What makes a great training session for you? drDalek General 10 12-10-2002 10:33 AM
Great N. Ca. Dojos? peterb General 7 07-09-2000 04:49 PM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:53 AM.



vBulletin Copyright © 2000-2024 Jelsoft Enterprises Limited
----------
Copyright 1997-2024 AikiWeb and its Authors, All Rights Reserved.
----------
For questions and comments about this website:
Send E-mail
plainlaid-picaresque outchasing-protistan explicantia-altarage seaford-stellionate