Aikido 2/7

Jul 12, 2021

Finally back on the mat...

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...

Jun 28, 2021

No Pushing & No Pulling...

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...

Jun 21, 2021

Aikido Intro #47: Katame Waza

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...

Jun 14, 2021

Frustration

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

Jun 7, 2021

Aikido Intro #186: First Four Teachings

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

May 10, 2021

What I Aimed For vs. Reality

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

Apr 26, 2021

Covid-19 Practice Partners

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

Apr 12, 2021

Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

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

Mar 8, 2021

Taking Balance

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...

Jan 11, 2021

Aikido Intro #153 - Wrist Grab

My daughter and I were messing around and when she wanted to apply shihonage on me I thought it would be funny to grab her opposite wrist...

Jan 4, 2021

Tai No Henko

"Tai no henko is the basis of all ura waza movement. The Founder said, 'practicing this tai no henko, you will build up strong and stable...

Dec 28, 2020

The Power of Ki

A while ago I was given a suggestion to make an aikicomic for this wonderful story: Supposedly Koichi Tohei Sensei was once challenged to...

Dec 21, 2020

What Koshinage Should Feel Like...

Something you can actually work on at home during Covid restrictions and your uke doesn’t need to know Aikido... When done wrong, it...

Nov 30, 2020

The Real Power of Aikido

"One of the difficulties that men face when studying Aikido, is letting go of the preconception that physical strength is the way to make...

Nov 16, 2020

Aikido Intro #792 - Carrying Your Bokken

Reminder to self… because this is one of the many things I’m bound to forget by the time I’m back on the mat… When practicing - bokken to...

Nov 9, 2020

Physical Strength

"As you get older, your muscles weaken, and you can no longer lift and pull. In the end there's a limit to physical strength, no matter...

Nov 2, 2020

Covid-19 Kiai

I’ve decided to update my Kiai illustration. My social interaction is seriously affected by wearing a mask. I tend to be sarcastic and I...

Oct 26, 2020

Aikido Intro #863 - Practicing with Injuries

It’s your responsibility to keep yourself safe. If you’re practicing with an injury mark your uniform (we use red tape) to indicate...

Oct 19, 2020

Timing

"The difference between the living and the dead is timing". I apologize, couldn’t find whose quote it is, but I just had to use it since...

Oct 5, 2020

Seminars

Right before COVID-19 took over our lives we had a grand opening seminar in our Dojo’s new location. Aikido By the Bay moved to a much...

Sep 28, 2020

Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast

I usually hear the saying “Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”, but my sensei, Daniel Brasse, mentioned the other day a quote from Wyatt...

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