My Aikido holidays had started the weekend 23rd to 25 th November in Stockholm, right after a lovely Thanksgiving (and julebord) dinner at my chief house. “Right after” means in fact that I went home from the dinner quite early (around midnight) finished packing and left Friday 23rd with a 6:40 am flight.. dead tired!!! 
It was my second experience with Igarashi sensei, and I admit I did not remembered much from the first one, except very difficult jo and bokken practice. I remembered also that people from Aikikan federation, even medium-high graded, had problems performing those weapon katas, thing that surprised me, since they have much more weapon experience than me!
This time we practiced with bokken only a short session, and the exercises were extremely interesting, giving a great feeling in the way one should handle the sword. I was lucky also to practice almost all that session with Lucas Icasatti, a good friend and great Aikido practitioner (and instructor in his dojo: Aikidojo in Oslo).
A few more considerations:
- as mentioned already, many many thanks to Urban and Iyasaka dojo for the hospitality and the great chance to travel there and practice for free with Igarashi sensei!
- interesting practice, both Aikido and bokken, even if, stupid me, I did not take notes (habit I have especially for Endo sensei seminars)..
- it was great meeting friends that I have not many other chances to meet: Pedram and Lucas top of the list, but also Matei, Pål and Kris from Oslo Aikido dojo, my previous club in Oslo, and some other Norwegians, like Eivind and his kids, from Hamar, and Eyvind and Camilla from the new formed club, Sentrum Aikido.. And, as usual, it is great make new encounters at Aikido seminar and.. Aikido party!!
- there had been a very interesting and effective sankyo session:
(set the delay @ 1 or 2.. better effect!!) - more Aikido related, I liked a lot the work on katadori menuchi techniques, and the different application from grips to wrist, elbow or shoulder: how to move the free part of the body without starting meaningless struggle against the grip itself.
