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11-06-2004, 07:12 AM
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Dojo: Shinmei-Kan, London England
Location: London
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Home Practice?
Hi everyone,
is there anything i can do at home with my bokken to strengthen my wrists? (no jokes please) also, the jo? we never really study bokken or jo for long in class and i'd like some excercises i can do at home in between sessions. or will practicing the kata be enough?
thanks a lot..
Adrian
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11-06-2004, 07:39 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of Midland
Location: Midland Texas
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Re: Home Practice?
You can purchase a teburito or suburito to strengthen theforearms and wrists (think I spelled them right).
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11-06-2004, 08:04 AM
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Dojo: Shinmei-Kan, London England
Location: London
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Re: Home Practice?
isn't that just like a bokken though?
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11-06-2004, 07:28 PM
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Dojo: Tonbo Dojo
Location: Bainbridge Island WA
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Home Practice?
Suburito is the mother of all bokkens. Indeed the bokken from which all bokken were wrought.
I recomend this one: http://www.bokkenshop.com/eng/297.html
Excellent for strength practice.
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11-06-2004, 08:09 PM
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Dojo: Aikido of Midland
Location: Midland Texas
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Re: Home Practice?
It's like a bokken but the end is real heavy making it great for building up the forearms and wrists.
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11-06-2004, 09:29 PM
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Dojo: Numazu Aikikai/Aikikai Honbu Dojo
Location: Three Lakes WI/ Mishima Japan
Join Date: May 2003
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Re: Home Practice?
Hi Adrian,
I used to watch tv with my bokken in my hands and when a commercial came on, I`d put the tip on the floor and squeeze my hands like I was wringing out a towel while holding the other end, just like I was doing yonkyo, pushing the tip into the floor.
Charles "King of Run-on Sentences" Hill
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11-07-2004, 04:20 AM
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Dojo: Shinmei-Kan, London England
Location: London
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Re: Home Practice?
thanks everyone, few good thinigs there. charles will def try your tip!
for jo practice i am just going to do the sancho's. i think that is plenty. lucky my brother studies aikido too so i have a practice partner outside of the dojo which is great !
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11-08-2004, 01:44 AM
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Dojo: None at the moment - on hiatus
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Re: Home Practice?
Quote:
Adrian Moore wrote:
Hi everyone,
is there anything i can do at home with my bokken to strengthen my wrists? (no jokes please) also, the jo? we never really study bokken or jo for long in class and i'd like some excercises i can do at home in between sessions. or will practicing the kata be enough?
thanks a lot..
Adrian
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After class, my sensei wants us to finish class by performing shomen cut using jo - 50 reps right handed and 50 reps left handed. It is good for building up the wrist i'd say and breathing exercise too.
Boon.
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11-08-2004, 04:17 AM
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Dojo: Snake River Aikido
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: Home Practice?
wrist builder oops, lets try this again.
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11-08-2004, 07:58 AM
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Dojo: University of Ulster, Coleriane
Location: Northern Ireland
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Re: Home Practice?
Here's what I do with the bokken (a heavy suburi bokken):
gentle cuts to warm up
50 cuts with right foot forwards, but stationary (shomen or yokomen)
50 cuts with left foot forwards, but stationary (shomen or yokomen)
50 cuts stepping either side of the centre line
50 cuts stepping either side of the centre line but using the uchi komi motion ('blocking' motion)
repeat last two sets of 50 cuts.
Extension exercise with arms (stretching gently in front)
Do these one straight after another
If you do this every morning (may be hard at first), your aikido, back muscles and cutting strength will improve, as well as your wrist strength.
Catching bricks (arms out in front, throw house bricks up and catch with fingers) x 80 is also good for developing grip strength. (old wu chi exercise)
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11-08-2004, 09:45 AM
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Location: Australia
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Re: Home Practice?
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11-08-2004, 10:50 AM
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Dojo: Shinmei-Kan, London England
Location: London
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Re: Home Practice?
Ian, that sounds gruelling ! reckon i will need to set my alarm at least 30 mins earlier for that ! will give it a go though. thanks a lot
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