Great seminar this last weekend to celebrate Kagami Biraki.
Two of the more martial, intense Aikido Sensei's I have worked with. One is the shidoin of my parent dojo, so I have worked with him a lot, and he is definitely on the much more martial end of the Aikido spectrum. They were both discussing the importance of atemi, and a martial spirit. Practicing hard with resistance, and even striking during training.
One of the instructors even suggested that advanced Aikido students should...
Kagami Biraki Seminar
Two of the more martial, intense Aikido Sensei's I have worked with. One is the shidoin of my parent dojo, so I have worked with him a lot, and he is definitely on the much more martial end of the Aikido spectrum. They were both discussing the importance of atemi, and a martial spirit. Practicing hard with resistance, and even striking during training.
One of the instructors even suggested that advanced Aikido students should...
Kagami Biraki Seminar