Nov 11, 2019Food Chain There’s always that someone who blocks his partner’s attempt to execute a technique because he can, because he’s bigger and stronger,...
Nov 7, 2019Front or Back?... There are two types of people in Aikido, those who tie their Hakama front first and those who tie the back first. Which one are you :)
Oct 28, 2019FootworkEasier said than done… “stealing a technique” is a Japanese concept by which learning is done by watching and copying, rather than...
Oct 24, 2019StyleThe moment you begin your Aikido journey, you put on a white gi and a white belt. If you commit and persevere you will wear the Hakama...
Oct 21, 2019“Dame!!!”...And for a second there you thought you nailed the technique… “Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.” - O Sensei
Oct 14, 2019They ALL hurt!… Each in its own special wayYes... Sankyo also hurts, and yes, Yonkyo is painful as hell (and a spectacular bruse maker), and Rokyo and Gokyo and Kote-Gaeshi, etc…....
Sep 23, 2019"Absence of body is better than presence of mind" Aikido’s approach to conflict is to not clash, step off the line of attack... especially when attacked with a weapon.