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[squid_pants]

Speaking of being a Ninja, and I know this will make sense to no one but me, but appearently my Sokumen Iriminages are actually good

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[isobel80]

if you have access to a trampoline, go for it. Jump rope is probably your best option.

[squid_pants]

Nothing so fun available to me :)
Rope and jogging it is I think, until I see which I like better.

[wondermonkey23]

In other news, I'm familier with Iriminage, what's the Sokumen Iriminage specifically?

if self defence really consists of knowing or or two techniques you can adapt to most situations and can execute well under pressure

That's not the only way to go about it, but it's certainly one of the most effective approaches.

[squid_pants]

Side step in throw, to the outside instead of the inside, based on the step in body change movement. So, botharms across Uke's front with your body behind him as opposed to one arm behind, one over the front and Uke's body to the side.

Alot of the Kung Fu people I know champion that approach. Just, whichever technique you really like or are best at, perfect that to as many situations as possible to cover your self defence but do keep on training and learning. Makes sense in alot of ways, but it's not the only philosophy. Still, nice to know if I need to I can pull out a throw in a panic and have it come off effective.

I have now bought nice shoes, last years style so they were cheap too.

[motormatic]

roller skating! seriously

[squid_pants]

Expensive and need special facilities. No doubt it's fun, but I just don't have the money.

[forgottenman]

I'm not being snide, but it has to be said --

are you remembering to breathe?

You might be working the moves too much and tensing from start to finish as opposed to relaxing through it and tensing only when you need to. With a sprint mentality it is very easy to forget to breathe while doing katas, etc. and force the moves because they feel more powerful that way.

Relax, breathe. Try doing the katas in slow motion.

[squid_pants]

You're point is valid and well brought up. Two part answer;
We don't do kata (many) in Aikido, but I understand what you mean in context. I just feel it's important to note we are 90% kata free.
My breathing has greatly improved, and so has my relaxedness. Though neither is perfect, and I'm burning out faster than I should, they have come a long way. If I can get good with breath that will help massively, but I'm having trouble learning what is best.
What happens now, is I have good steady breathing through my nose right up to a point, where suddenly I start cramping up and gasping all out for air, then it's just pig headedness that keeps me going. That is around the 6 minute mark, and not the one minute mark like it used to be. When I hit that wall though, until the lactic acid dissipates I am fucking doomed. Also, the last time I hit that wall was during the test, regular classes, I don't ever hit it anymore.
Improved breath and general improved cardio capabilities are my goal. So, how does one improve breath?

[forgottenman]

I think the obvious "do cardio" is not the right answer. You need to do cardio wellThis is incredibly difficult as we already think we know how to breathe. As you already know, a non-strenous paced activity sustained for over 20-min will build endurance. Aerobic exercise, however, will only become of benefit after you've beaten whatever part of you that's holding back your breath into submission -- and more often than not, we're too strong for that. In short, this is not chiefly a physical problem (in my humble assessment)--this is a control issue

[squid_pants]

I have a crazy Japanese guy telling me to just do more cardio, I'll either learn how to breathe or keep passing out until I do. That is his philosophy to many things though, side effect of the age and culture he's from. Me, I like guides for such things, like, this is correct, and this is how you get there, but that's not available.
I find my breathing is bigger these days, in fact I can't fall asleep some nights if there is an uninterupted line from my nose to my arms because the feeling of breath passing over them is new and distracting, I can't phase it out and it drives me nuts.
If it wasn't for my injuries I'd be no one ;)

[noizefreak]

what about using stairs? i use them at school every day, usually two at a time. i've gotten to the point where just those few times a day, 4 days a week, have been enough so that when i do it now, i don't even get tired or break a sweat by the time i get to the third floor.

[squid_pants]

Good to hear from you!
I do stairs as often as I can. The big problem there is that is still a sprint exercise, for endurance you have to get your heart rate up and keep it up for over 20 mins at a time.
Though, for countless reasons, stairs are a good idea.