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Ushiro ryote dori, kokyuho, ki no nagare… Sure!!!... What the hell???.... Which leg goes where? What direction do I turn to? Why are my...

I’m not a big believer in the benefits of fitness so going back on the mat for the first time after almost a year and a half of total...

As a petite person, taking a big person’s balance is one of the biggest challenges I faced, and now, right before I go back training, it...

Went over pinning and controlling techniques. In two weeks I’ll be able to go back on the mat and while I’m a little concerned about all...

frus·tra·tion frəˈstrāSH(ə)n noun The feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of the inability to change or achieve...

Basic Aikido Techniques Ikkyo - First Teaching: Elbow control. Leveraging uke to the ground to an arm pin by controlling elbow and wrist....

Full disclosure, I’m in Aikido for the Hakama! Just got my 2nd COVID vaccine shot and I’m starting to think about going back on the mat....

I listen, I get it, I visualize myself blending with an attacker's movements and controlling their actions, deflecting their force...

A friend recently told me that while social distancing she used to practice Aikido with their dog, a huge Bernese Mountain Dog, and he...

It seems like soon I’ll be able to go back on the mat. Lately I’ve been thinking about all sorts of things I’ve managed to forget in the...

Daniel Brasse Sensei, from Aikido By the Bay, recently wrote about the saying “practice makes perfect”, and how he thought this idea is...

"The founder said that the key to effective hip work was in the legs...this means the hips cannot be stable unless the legs are steady....

A form of walking on your knees from seiza which improves balance, hip stability and strength, and necessary for the execution of...

Every time I got tested and had to select and call out a different attack I blacked out. I should have prepared this cheatsheet a long...

I read this somewhere (sorry, I don’t know who’s quote it is): “Taking another’s balance is easier said than done, but if done well, the...

To stay safe - Not only to avoid injury, but to be aware of what is going on so you’re able to find and respond to openings. To...

One of the hardest things for me when I first started training was remembering all the Japanese terms and as a matter of fact I still...

Both roles are essential to successfully study and practice each technique. Uke - Attacks and receives the technique. Nage/Tori - Applies...

It’s finally ready! I’ve really wanted to make a poster for our dojo with some basic terms, concepts and techniques that would have been...

I don’t remember but probably did this one wrong as well… at least according to our dojo/style/lineage... Standing bow to the shomen:...