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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.
2 May 2022, 16:54
Coyle sensei and I were told by Chiba shihan to go to a certain town...
27 Apr 2022, 13:07
A great uke will attack with the necessary speed, direction, attack, precision, energy, resistance and intensity to fulfill the needs of the training exercise. These factors will all vary and be dependent on the level of tori they are working with and what they are learning.
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