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Aikido Intro #154: Uchi, Soto
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...
Feb 22, 2021
Aikido Intro #7: Uke and Nage
Both roles are essential to successfully study and practice each technique. Uke - Attacks and receives the technique. Nage/Tori - Applies...
Feb 16, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
Aikido Intro - Poster #1
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...
Feb 8, 2021
Aikido Intro #97 - Standing bow with a Bokken
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:...
Jan 18, 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 11, 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...
Jan 4, 2021
Happy New Year (I Hope)
Yet another toilet paper shortage around here… While items like flour, rice, pasta, masks, alcohol wipes, hand sanitizers and a few more...
Dec 31, 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 28, 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...
Dec 21, 2020
The good, the bad and the stinky… Dojo types
We know them… we are them… I’m mainly fragile, with a bit of comedian, and way too much of oblivious. A note to my dojo - no, I didn’t...
Dec 14, 2020
Aikido Intro #539 - Bowing with a bokken
I was asked by a fellow member of our dojo to post one with proper protocols for bowing in/out with weapons. Since I was just as unclear...
Dec 7, 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 30, 2020
Nov 26, 2020
Dojo Rule #1527 - Bokken Rack
Now that we know how to carry our bokken before and after class…. It needs to go back on the rack the right way.
Nov 23, 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 16, 2020
Aikido By the Bay…
7 months off the mat… I miss my dear Sensei and everyone in the dojo. It’s so hard coming up with new material without them kicking my...
Nov 12, 2020
Happy Birthday Mel!
Born November 12, 2018, Mel is two years old today! I first created Mel as an outlet for my frustrations and sarcasm, as neither had any...
Nov 12, 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 9, 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...
Nov 2, 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 26, 2020
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