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30 May 2022, 15:55
“Bear in mind that shiho nage is a high-risk technique. It seems that on several occasions in Japan, trainees have died as a result of injuries sustained to the head and neck after having been slammed backward onto the mat”
28 May 2022, 11:31
Koppo is the “dark side” of Aikido training. Yes, the purpose of Aikido is healing; healing is the “light side” (as Sensei describes this, he holds his hand out and shows the top, then the bottom of his right hand). The koppo side of Aikido studies destruction, and knowledge of how to destroy an attacker in order to save your life and the lives of others.
25 May 2022, 14:18
He was an apostle and a madman, and we were playing with that which he had sacrificed his life for.
24 May 2022, 14:05
23 May 2022, 16:58
Seito no Kangae
Reflections on our first Saturday Keiko of 2023.
Looking at specific areas within the solo practice of Aikido which help to develop the Powerhouse (Legs and Core)
The practice of Aikido is one activity which offers the opportunity to re connect to patterns of movement which can restore and build lost strength mobility and flexibility lost through inactivity.
This article is not really about what this is or how to achieve it. What you'll find here is my opinion of Mushin, which is in summary, very positive.
From many years of Aikido Keiko both in the U.K.and Japan I have witnessed many Aikido gradings
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