Keiko program 2016-12-03

• stretching on the floor
• back-to-back TSGS A-Um
• Kenko Taiso
• Wakame Taiso
• Tenshingoso
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-11-26

• Kenko Taiso
• Bokuto practice
  • taking sword from right side and holding it horizontally at eye's level. Rei. Then to left side.
  • Batto. Shoko. Notto.
  • Batto. Shoko. Stepping forward.
  • Stepping back pointing sword forward.
  • Stepping in zigzag making big loop with bokuto. Forward and backward.
  • Stepping forward: 2 steps, change hanmi, 2 steps.
  • Same thing stepping backwards.
  • Same thing with partner: one going forward, and the other backward.
  • Forget about steps: one person in the center of the room, the other cuts through.
  • Eiko kumite.
• TSGS with partner.
• Closing.

Keiko program 2016-11-20

• warming up led by Dawen
  lots of running...
• ken-jo jutsu practice
  1. pulling out sword and pointing forward
  2. pulling out sword and cutting behind
  3. then coming back, and cutting behind the other side - making big 8 movements with the sword
  4. wakame with sword - letting oneself be cut
  5. cutting by pulling vs. cutting by pushing
• Tai-chi practice
  1. pushing energy through oneself down to earth
  2. riding chi
  3. keeping connected to the sea of chi under oneself,
     get a ball of chi and make it roll within your hand
  4. extending the movement - towards kind of "cloud hands"
  5. same thing moving around, rotating one's sphere big or small between one's hands, while keeping connected to earth / riding the sea of chi under oneself.
  6. coming back pushing oneself up through energy.
• Same Tai Chi movements with partner holding wrists
• TSGS A-E one hand
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-11-12

• Kenko Taiso - Life Exercise
• jumping with partner. Up and down. Use partner for support, but don't make assumptions.
• Kaikya Ku Dai - legs and arms wide open, koshi low, feet pointed outwards, loop up and jump forward... and again, across the whole length of the dojo.
• Wakame Taiso
• opening and entering
  1. Open/cut space all around you, and enter new space forward. Make sure you have a right time. Try with someone "harassing" you for your attention - just move him/her firmly out of the way, while you step forward at the same / right time.
  2. Imagine that a bird or butterfly comes perch on your finger. Feel the emotion.
  3. Close your hands nicely around the soft creature. Cherish.
  4. Now someone else comes wanting to see it. Check his/her intentions inside of yourself. Then present it to him/her.
  5. Gradually move towards timing A: as you see something (flower, bird, rabbit, cat, etc.) and open to it, the other person wants to see / have it too.
  6. Now imagine you are picking a good nice fruit from the branch of a tree above your head. Same exercise.
  7. TSGS A-E
• TSGS alone all together 3 times*, with voice.
• Closing

*actually twice.

Keiko program 2016-10-29

• Tai Chi
  1. big diagonal
  2. inside out
  3. four seasons with steps
  4. cloud hands with steps
• Kohan - Tsuki reception
• Taimyo part III
• Tenshingoso
• Wakame
• closing

Keiko program 2016-10-01

• Shoulders rotations
• Lifting elbow to Ten / crawling-like, with head movement
• Aozora Taiso
• Gauguin: Past - present - future
  1. Past is behind
  2. Past is in front
• Wakame / Matrix
  1. pushing shoulder
  2. pushing flank
  3. moving feet
• Tenshingoso
  1. with voice
  2. with partner
  3. with Bokuto
  4. with steps
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-09-17

• Stretching on the floor
• Tenshin-ju-so-o
• Tachi - Meso jump
• Jodan Kihon with Bokuto
• Jodan - Gedan Eiko Kumite

Keiko program 2016-09-10

• Kenko Taiso
• Rolling back and forth
• Aozora Taiso - Tenshingoso
• Tenshingoso Kumite
• Shoden no Kata with Bokuto
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-09-03

• Kenko Taiso
• Taimyo Kata
• Shoden no Kata, free hands - one hand facing the floor
  • Right hand, left hand, Big, smooth...

Keiko program 2016-08-20

• Warming up with Jo
• stepping exercise
  1. stepping forward from musubidachi to musubidachi
  2. stepping backward from musubidachi to musubidachi
  3. same as #1 and #2, with two steps
  4. 2 steps forward - change hanmi - 2 steps forward
  5. 2 steps backward - change hanmi - 2 steps backward
  6. same as #4 and #5 with Jo pointing forward, then facing each other
     (one person steps forward, while the other backward)
• Tenshingoso
  1. two hands, with voice
  2. one hand, without voice
  3. one hand, with Jo
• Eiko Dai Kumite with Jo
  • Dai Jodan vs. Jodan
• Massage / Wakame Taiso
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-08-13

• Kenko Taiso
• Stretching on the floor / massages
• Taimyo Kata - part I

Keiko program 2016-08-06

• Kenko Taiso
• Tenshingoso Dai
• Tenshingoso Kumite - focus on keeping constant Ma
• Tenshingoso / Renki / Hikari Kumite

Keiko program 2016-07-30

• Meditation / Stretching

Keiko program 2016-07-23

• Kenko Taiso
• Wakame Taiso
• Tachi Jump - soft, focusing on vertical, while keeping constant connection from center to center
• Tenshingoso

Keiko program 2016-07-02

• Kenko Taiso
• Free hands
  1. Toitsu Kihon: Dai Jodan
  2. Eiko Sei Kumite: Dai Jodan vs. Jodan
• with Bokuto
  1. Batto - Shoko - Tenso - Shoko - Notto
  2. Shoko - Shano Kamae - Shoko
  3. Eiko Sei Kumite: Dai Jodan vs. Chudan
  4. Eiko Dai Kumite: Dai Jodan vs. Chudan

Keiko program 2016-06-18

• Kenko Taiso
• Stretching on the floor - individually
  1. One leg stretched, other folded inside, move extended foot from side to side touching the floor on both sides
  2. both legs stretched, move feet in parallel from side to side touching the floor on both sides - as knees fold a little bit, go through intermediate position stretching both legs completely
  3. both legs stretched, move feet in parallel to one side and lie down over leg to that side - then other side. Go through intermediate position with back straight and both legs outstretched completely
  4. both legs stretched, move feet in parallel to one side and turn upper body over leg to that side, ending up belly on the floor and both feet together in the air - then other side. When coming back, first let both feet together to the ground, then slide upper leg's knee along lower leg's side of shin-bone, coming back to half-butterfly position. Then stretch both legs and start other side.
  5. both legs stretched, just bring belly over one leg, then over the other. Synchronise with breathing - exhale when going down, inhale when going up. [We didn't do in the middle this time]
  6. both legs stretched, bring side of body over one leg while one arm goes inside, palm up, and the other goes over the head. Synchronise with breathing - exhale when going down, inhale when going up.
• Sitting Back to back - breathing
  1. inhale "big inspir'" filling first abdomen, then chest, then through base and sides of the neck, letting Chi reach top of the head. Hold a little bit.
  2. exhale emptying first chest, then abdomen, letting tan-tien prepare for reflexive gasp. Hold a little bit, then take only "small inspir'" from tan-tien
• Standing up - applied breathing
  1. Close both hands turned upwards, while partner holds gently by the wrists.
  2. Flash both hands open in sync with "small inspir'" - partner receives the impulse according to perception (clear/not clear) - then follow up with "big inspir'", for instance extending/opening arms.
  3. exhale closing and bringing hands together back to center.
• Reppaku - layers of energy
  1. synchronize Hangetsu stepping and hand movements with small and big inspir'- exhale only when bringing fists back to sides
  2. then breathing freely

Keiko program 2016-05-14

• Kenko Taiso
• Sitting meditation
  1. Um loud, expressing Kimochi - feel good
  2. With image of light coming through top of the head during inhale, going to earth during exhale while Um expressing Kimochi
  3. Tenshingoso sitting, with voice and feeling Kimochi
• Stepping
  1. Kenka-in-Hoko - Flower Walking
  2. Hangetsu - Half-mooon step
  3. Chidori - one thousand birds - with arms making loop
• Kenjutsu with Bokuto
  1. Shoko
  2. Shoden no Kata right hand, left hand, drunken master, Taichi style
  3. Sagari no Kata right hand, left hand, drunken master, Taichi style
• Tai Chi
  1. Cloud Hands
  2. Cloud Hands - stepping Hangetsu
  3. Ni Ken - Two Swords, unifying earth-sky while stepping Hangetsu
• Tenshingoso both sides alone
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-05-07

• Kenko Taiso
• Kenjutsu w/ Bokuto
  • Shoko
  • Haso - Shoko stepping forward
  • Shoden no Kata left hand, right hand, wakame style
  • Sagari no Kata left hand, right hand, wakame style
• Free hands
  • Toitsu Kihon - soft
  • Tenshingoso two hands, left hand, right hand, two hands
• Sitting meditation
  • Kongo-i giving thanks
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-04-30

• Part I
  • Sword movements - with Bokken
    1. free
    2. varying amplitude while moving across the room
    3. opening the room, cutting through the walls, the floor, and ceiling
  • Forms - individual, with Bokken
    1. Jodan - top-down diagonal
    2. Chudan - horizontal
    3. Gedan - bottom-up diagonal
    4. Kiri Komi - cutting by pushing (no pushing)
    5. Kiri Harai - cutting by pulling (no pulling)
  • Tenso / Shoko - individual, with Bokken
    1. On the same spot
    2. Opening Tenso in one step, then Shoko cutting ceiling all the way to the horizon
    3. Opening Tenso while advancing to middle of the room, then Shoko cutting through other half
    4. All in one movement
  • Chudan Kiri Komi - individual, with Bokken
    • Same as Shoko / Tenso above
  • Dai Jodan vs. Chudan Kiri Komi - partner exercise, with Bokken
    1. Starting with Chudan already opened
    2. Starting both from Shoko
• Water break
• Part II
  • Jumping exercise w/ partner
    1. Tachi jump up and down
    2. Tachi jump w/ leader varying intentions - looking right, left, going down, etc.
    3. Meiso jump
  • Hikari w/ partner
    1. Soft, same feeling as above, but moving feet freely
    2. with leader exploring Mae, Yoko, Ushiro and Sagari irimi
  • Eiko Dai - walking instead of running
  • Wakame Taiso w/ partner
  • TSGS w/ partner
• Closing

Keiko program 2016-04-23

Life Exercise

• Open and closing chest
  1. Fan Song
  2. shifting weight front and back of the foot
  3. with arm swing back and forth (opposite feet)
  4. with arm swing forth and back (same as feet)
• Walking randomly
  1. Same feeling as above
  2. massaging earth
  3. with light shining / flowers growing through footprint (blessing place)
• Kenka-in Hoko - flowers walk
• Stepping Hangetsu - half-moon
  1. Wakame feeling
  2. shifting weight to one foot then to the other - zig-zagging
  3. keeping weight centered / connected to earth
• Stepping Chidori - one thousand birds
  1. forward and backward
  2. sonomama (on the spot)
  3. with arms drawing loop in space
• Sitting on the floor
  1. open legs position - looking from side to side, letting legs fold a little bit, like camera diaphragm
  2. butterfly position - holding feet, roll head and shoulder inside, until weight shifts completely on one side and body falls on the side, but no rolling: coming back for other side
  3. open legs position - back to back, looking up and down, just keeping full contact
  4. crossed legs position - back to back
     1. A-Um/Um-A with hands hovering forward and then keeping constant distance with floor (just turn wrists, do not complete A)
     2. complete TSGS A-Um
  5. Seiza - individual TSGS A-Um / Tenshin ju-so-o feeling
• Standing up
  1. TSGS Yokihei (relaxed center) w/o sound
  2. TSGS Yokihei inverted breathing
  3. Taimyo Kata from TSGS Yokihei till end of 10 positions meditation

Keiko program 2016-04-10

• Open to everyone
  
• Meeting information
  • Time: 9:AM
    
  • Place: Wipkingerpark, Zurich / along the river
• Trainer: Patrick
  • Gauguin / Tai Chi / Koshi movements
  • Eiko Dai Kumite
  • Wakame
  • Tenshin-ju-so-o with Jo
  • Tenshingoso with Jo
  • Shoden no Kata with Jo

Keiko program 2016-04-03

• Open to everyone
  
• Meeting information
  • Time: 9:AM
    
  • Place: Wipkingerpark, Zurich / along the river
• Trainers: Patrick, Sascha

warming up	Patrick
standing meditation	Sascha
stepping pushing koshi like TSGS-A opening-entering like TSGS-E back-to-front energy like TSGS-I	Patrick
Wakame	Sascha
TSGS one-hand full body rotation	Patrick
Wakame brushing on the spot 1 to 1 moving 1 to 1 moving all together	Sascha
TSGS both hands with voice with voice silent	Patrick
Renki push hands in motion	Sascha
Hikari 1 to 2	Sascha
Closing

Keiko program 2016-03-26

• Patrick
• Kenko Taiso
• Sascha
• Tachi jump - Hikari - Wakame
• short standing meditation
• TSGS - variations of steps - application

Keiko program 2016-03-19

• Stretching on the floor
• Tenshin-ju-so-o - Wakame/Bamboo kumite
• Gedan Barai - TSGS A-E one hand
• TSGS A - I Dai kumite
• TSGS with voice

Keiko program 2016-03-12

• Kenko Taiso
• Gedan Barai Shintaido-Karate-Tai Chi styles
• Tenshingoso
• Taimyo Kata - Pour La Paix Dans Le Monde

Keiko program 2016-02-27

• Stretching / Feldenkrais
• Stepping Fudodachi - forward/backward
• Stepping kumite - Sumo pushing - Tachi jump
• Eiko sei