The exam is scheduled for tonight. I am glad for these few extra weeks of practice. There has been much fine-tuning needed, and I feel as if I've opened a whole new can of worms finding little inconsistencies in my technique.
I have found new interest in ikkyo, iriminage and shihonage movement. Especially in ikkyo, I am finding ways to make the technique more subtle and compact.
My body is a bit worn-down from hard training over the past two weeks, so I took yesterday off from rigorous training and got some acupuncture. We watched some videos of O'Sensei for part of children's class, and practiced 'Ninja Breathe' in 4-6 year old class. (Ninja Breathe is where we see how long we can sit and watch our breathing without moving, talking or sleeping. Believe it or not, the kids adore this game. Yesterday they went for 40 seconds :) )
I feel good and happy. I want my senpai to bring everything tonight to meet me, so we can create beautiful Aikido together on the mat. And if something doesn't go as expected, as always happens, we'll make Aikido out of that too.
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