Great weekend, but my hands are sore

Kashiwaya Sensei's teaching visit was great.  I was less than enthusiastic about going this time, but as usual, once I got involved I started learning and enjoying myself.  Classes were small this time, only about 8 people, so he was able to cover advanced material.  Not that there are "advanced" aikido techniques, but there are advanced ways of doing them better.  He threw me several times, which is always a treat.  Not only is it cool to feel his power, it is also fun and I learn things from how it feels to be thrown by him.

I am not too beat-up physically from the 3-day seminar (don't tell him).  Both of my hands are now sore, though.  My left is sore from a non-aikido accident months ago, but my right got crunched by an over-eager student taking the sword away from me yesterday.  Incredible how much we use our hands in daily life!  This must be a preview of what it might be like being old and arthritic.  My mom's hands are starting to show signs of arthritis.  

I got to sleep in this morning because we cancel my Sunday morning class following Sensei's visit.  This may be the last time I get to sleep in until November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving.  

Today will be perfect for being outside.  I will take my computer with me and do my lesson plans outside.  I also hope to ride my bike or walk.  My sore hands make biking difficult because of the braking and shifting gears.  I think that could be why I haven't been riding much this year.