CONTINUATION SAFE FALLING (H6C)

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HIGASHI CONTINUATION COURSE OCT 2-NOV 20, 2019, 8 Classes, Wednesdays 11:00am to 11:50a This class is a "sequel" to the original FOUNDATION Safe Falling course. This continuation course will include the following: • Continuation of Exercises to improve flexibility, balance and core strength. In addition to the exercises used in the previous classes, new exercises will be added. • Review of front and back falls. Start with kneeling or sitting, work up to standing • Review dropping inanimate items carried before falling • Introduction of new safe falling techniques: e.g., falling without taking a step forward, and a variation of the back fall. • Unexpected situations that cause immediate falls. • Taking immediate falls safely, forward and backward. • Falling while using a walking aid. • Introduction to Low Impact Aikido. • Philosophy and principles of Aikido • Maintaining balance and moving from the center. • Escapes from grasps • Practicing Aikido defensive arts and safe falling. (e.g., one partner defends against a basic strike, and guides the other into a safe fall.) This course is open to those who have already taken the first-timers Safe Falling Foundation Course, any ONE of the following: • April 2017 Original Safe Falling Course at Higashi • August - September 2017 Safe Falling Course at Higashi • October - November 2017 Safe Falling Course at Higashi • July - August 2018 Session 1 Safe Falling Course at Higashi • October - November 2018 Session 2 Safe Falling Course at Halawa • January - March 2019 Session 3 Foundation Safe Falling Course at Higashi • January - March 2019 Session 3 Foundation Safe Falling Course at Higashi • March - May 2019 Session 4 Safe Falling Course at Mililani • April - May 2019 Session 4 Safe Falling Course at Higashi

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