Author Archives: Jarno Elovirta
Snap, crackle, and pop… ow, ow, ow
Earlier this week when I was leading an aikido class, I started to feel pain on my elbow without any apparent cause. The pain continued and when I started thinking what could cause it, I remembered that during the previous … Continue reading
Kyu-graduointitekniikat
Kiinnostuksesta tein taulukon aikidon kyu-graduoinneissa vaadituista tekniikoista. Sarakkeissa on hyökkäysmuodot, riveillä tekniikka; soluissa on listattu missä kokeessa tekniikka kysytään ja mikä waza on kyseessä. Esimerkiksi, “U3″ tarkoittaa ushirowazasta tehtyä tekniikkaa 3. kyun kokeessa, tai “T1o” tachiwazasta 1. kyun kokeessa, vain … Continue reading
Ant RELAX NG schema
I use oXygen to edit Ant build files and it uses a DTD for the schema. While that works well, the DTD has a few bugs and AFAICT does not support Ant 1.7. So, I wrote a RELAX NG schema … Continue reading
“So, we meet again”
Lead a normal aikido class today, substituting for… umm… I don’t actually know I who I was substituting, Saturday classes are lead by three different people. I was once again reminded of the feeling you get when you’re leading a … Continue reading
Curse of the Homophones
Ever since I started aikido, I didn’t understand the logic behind the terms katate dori, kata dori etc.; one hand grab and shoulder grab. I though kata in both terms was the same word, that literal translation of kata dori was “single grab” but as a compound it meant “shoulder grab”. Well, no. They are two different words and just share pronunciation. Or actually three different words. Continue reading