Articles
12 May 2022, 22:08
I have spoken with some my seito ( students ) occasionally about my own experiences as a student in Iwama, Japan, and how Saito Sensei's teaching methods (and those of other Japanese teachers I have studied under) differ so much from the way I, and other, western
teachers, teach at present.
10 May 2022, 11:10
9 May 2022, 22:45
7 May 2022, 22:40
The first principle that must be obeyed in combat is ma ai distance. The ma ai for sword, stick, spear and hand, are all different, as is the maai involving more than one attacker.
6 May 2022, 07:43
In Aikido uke is regarded as a partner and is someone you train with, not someone you train on. An enigma perhaps but, the better one carries out the role of uke the better one's own Aikido will become. If one is just waiting for one’s turn to do the technique then it will be very difficult to learn Aikido.
Seito no Kangae
Alex Tighe gives an insight into his experiences of Aikido so far.
A poem about the hidden depths of Suburi
“Before enlightenment - fetch wood and carry water.
After enlightenment - fetch wood and carry water”.
After leaving Tomiki Aikido