Ikkyo - Literally, first technique, where the arm is contained under
one's center, with the nage controlling the wrist and elbow.
A nage is the person being attacked. The guy with the black pants is the Sensei. The black pants are called Hakama they normally both conceal the movement of the feet and legs and denote someone holding the rank of shodan.
For those with a curious mind Shomenuchi Ikkyo is one of the techniques that i learned at my first Aikido class. Here it is.
I seem to have found something. Every time I watch or read about Aikido I end up wasting hours on it. It not just something to help you defend yourself. It is something more. Some sort of path to a primal balance. Or maybe it it just the romance that you get from a first passionate kiss. I dunno. I am tired right now. My mind is in a funny place and I am probably grasping at everything in front of me.
-roguemind 