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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...

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...

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...

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...

Covid-19 Practice Partners

If you’re social distancing and you don’t have an available partner who also practices Aikido and you decide to use whomever you find at...

Nage

The Brute - The aggressive nage who will slam on a technique and see how hard he can throw or pin someone, disregarding his partner's...

Post Covid-19 Hakama

Not sure that by the time this damn Covid-19 is over and I’m back on the mat I’m going to remember how to tie this thing….

Aikido Twister

In these crazy times of social distancing I’m so lucky to have two girls who practice Aikido. But I do realize that there are many out...

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