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When? *
Wed 6-8pm
Sat 2-4pm |
When practicing at our indoor location, students are requested to arrive early to class to help prepare the room for practice.
* Class times and location are subject to change. For example, facilities may be closed periodically during the year for holidays or other circumstances.
Please contact Wes Hall Sensei at 402.630.8001 or check the Announcements section for updates on class.
* Class times and location are subject to change. For example, facilities may be closed periodically during the year for holidays or other circumstances.
Please contact Wes Hall Sensei at 402.630.8001 or check the Announcements section for updates on class.
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Note: Both Younkers & Sears are now permanently closed.
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Beginning of Class
At the beginning of class, students line up in seiza (kneeling) facing the front. If kneeling is uncomfortable, it is permissable to sit with one's legs crossed. Sensei claps twice to notify students that class is about to begin. Ideally, students should be lined up and ready to practice before Sensei claps. Practice begins when Sensei bows to the class.
Warm-Ups and Instruction
Approximately the first half hour of class consists of warm-ups, stretching, and basic exercises, usually followed by a short break. Following the break, Sensei will call a student forward and will demonstrate the technique that the students should practice. When Sensei feels the technique has been sufficiently demonstrated, Sensei and Uke (attacker) will bow to each other. At this point the class should bow as well. As a matter of politeness, someone should bow to Sensei's Uke as quickly as possible for practice. Regardless of rank, whoever serves as Uke for Sensei is always the first to practice the technique.
Practice Etiquette
Students will bow to one another until each student is paired up, although occasionally students must work in groups of three. One student will be the Nage (defender) and the other the Uke (attacker). It is polite for the student of lower rank to be Uke first. Uke will attack Nage four times and then the two students will switch roles.
At the beginning of class, students line up in seiza (kneeling) facing the front. If kneeling is uncomfortable, it is permissable to sit with one's legs crossed. Sensei claps twice to notify students that class is about to begin. Ideally, students should be lined up and ready to practice before Sensei claps. Practice begins when Sensei bows to the class.
Warm-Ups and Instruction
Approximately the first half hour of class consists of warm-ups, stretching, and basic exercises, usually followed by a short break. Following the break, Sensei will call a student forward and will demonstrate the technique that the students should practice. When Sensei feels the technique has been sufficiently demonstrated, Sensei and Uke (attacker) will bow to each other. At this point the class should bow as well. As a matter of politeness, someone should bow to Sensei's Uke as quickly as possible for practice. Regardless of rank, whoever serves as Uke for Sensei is always the first to practice the technique.
Practice Etiquette
Students will bow to one another until each student is paired up, although occasionally students must work in groups of three. One student will be the Nage (defender) and the other the Uke (attacker). It is polite for the student of lower rank to be Uke first. Uke will attack Nage four times and then the two students will switch roles.
Classes are conducted with a spirit of cooperation. We constantly learn from each other through working with senior students or through helping beginners learn how to move their bodies. In addition to learning the defensive techniques, partners develop the ability to "take ukemi," or safely respond to being thrown or pinned. Aikido practices can be soft and flowing, or vigorous and aerobic depending on the desires and skills of you and your partner.