Aikido Jo Suburi - Katate Toma Uchi - Develop Dynamic Kime

Jo (Aiki-Jo) suburi katate toma uchi with some detailed explanations. This technique is also a great exercise for developing a dynamic kime and energy transfer! My Dojo in Berlin is Tanden Dojo - where I practice and teach principle-based Aikido as an Internal Martial Art, Qigong and Meditation: http://www.tanden-aikido.de |   / tanden.de  

Die Technik Katate Toma Uchi mit einigen detaillierten Anmerkungen. Diese Bewegung ist sehr gut geeignet, um ein dynamisches Kime und Kraftentfaltung zu erfahren und zu entwickeln.

Tanden Dojo in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, wo ich Inneres, Prinzipien-basiertes Aikido sowie Qigong und Meditation übe und lehre:
http://www.tanden-aikido.de |   / tanden.de  

Content:
preload by inhaling from your center and
building up a spiral stretch from
your toes to your fingerstips
use your neck as support for the jo
exhale from your center, release the energy,
drop your weight onto your front foot
use your neck as initial rotating axis and
take advantage of the leverage between
your neck and your rear hand
the principle is similiar to drawing a bow
and shooting an arrow
the direction of the swing is diagonally
down from jodan to gedan,
drop your weight and your center onto
your front foot
the distance between your neck and your
rear hand is about 1/3 of the length of the jo