Central London 昭道館合気道 (Shōdōkan Aikidō)

Hello All,

Follow this link to train your reaction timing (courtesy Sussex Sport Aikido Club).

Reaction time training.

 Sensei

 Sempai – Kohai group-work

A practice system used to transfer technical knowledge to learners of various levels.

Senior Students (Sempai) are assigned a new student/’s (Kohai) on a regular basis to guide through the following:

• What happens in the class: Etiquette, Why, How.

• Syllabus Practice: Knowledge transfer

• Training partner: Grading preparation

• Concerns and Questions: To be feed back to the main tutor

Practice Guide for Sempai (Whole-Part-Whole)

• Demo the whole of what you want to cover first or let your Kohai practice as far as possible

• Point out what is working well first, avoidance, posture etc.

• Pick one thing to correct, and then practice it.

• Practice the whole again!