Being tempted by Aikido
I have been losing weight due to diet and training and my energy levels are going up and I find that my resistance is getting weaker and weaker as it applies to my little Aikidoka and her Sensei trying...
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On Aikido: Its Origins and its efficacy
On Aikido: its origins and its effectiveness I hope this might provide something of an insight to those who criticise Aikido for not being prevalent on the MMA scene Feedback, comments etc. always...
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Making Our Aikido Effective by Josh Gold I especially liked the idea of having different arts come for a broad exposure....and the emphasis on henka waza at an early training point. Thoughts?
View ArticleOh Lord, where to start with Aikido?
So, I've done TKD, both Bujinkan and Genbukan Ninjutsu and frankly, have always been attracted to the flow of aikido (and yes I like Steven Seagal but the interest was there before I saw his movies)....
View ArticleKi-Aikido question?
I was wondering what the difference was between the Aikido of Koichi Tohei and the Aikido that comes from Yoshimitsu Yamada? Reason I am asking is that I am still considering getting on the mat in a...
View ArticleOpinions on Lenny Sly's Aikido Combative concepts?
Lenny Sly is apparently a longtime aikido person, getting intot he youtube arena with a group near to Chicago, I think it is. He's got a lot of videos online talking about coming out of traditional...
View ArticleDetaining A Predator With Out Injuring Him
First off my main foundation in martial arts is Choy Li Fut Kung Fu & Grappling but I have been training Aikido for a few years now and will say it helped me in this scenario. While I was at the...
View ArticleHad my first aikido lesson/experience today.
First off ive always been interested in aikido and also always wondered how applicable it actually is in a self defense scenario. Since I've given up on finding a Kung fu school after I relocated...
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How appliable is aikido for self-defense?
Is aikido more about competitions and not really focused on real self-defense? And how long does it take to learn enough aikido stuff so that you could defend yourself? Does aikido also offer solutions...
View ArticleTomiki is it Daito ryu or Aikido?
I was talking with someone today who said that he practices Daito ryu Aikijujutsu which I also said I practiced as well, I said I was practicing from the mainline(Kondo sensei line) and he mentioned he...
View ArticleAikikai and Kokikai question
I just discovered that there was a Kokikai Aikido school in my area and this got me wondering. What is the difference between Kokikai and Aikikai?
View ArticleGonzales Sensei
Great demonstration from the Tissier Lineage in France. I've been trying to model my own Aikido practice after them, but it is hard, as the only US based Shihan I know that practices this way is...
View ArticleI went and played with the local aikido guys nearby.
Approaching an Art with an Open Heart I had a really good time. Haven't done breakfalls in a while. My body is sore in a good way but my shoulders are going to hate me at xingyibagua practice later. I...
View ArticleTravelling to Japan Help
Hello. Im an Aikidoka looking to travel to Japan for 3-4 months to train. I also study Iado, Jodo, Judo, BJJ and muay thai, although Aikido is my main focus, i study all the other arts to be versatile...
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does anyone know of anyone teaching private aikido lessons in North or easy yorkshire
View ArticleBaoding Balls
I picked up a set of Baoding Balls at a oriental themed shop in the mall, for those of you who dont know, they're those golf ball sized excersize balls you roll around in your hand. I've been using...
View ArticleInteresting new video by Roy Dean
Roy Dean on the passing of Stanley Pranin, and the future of Aikido. He's wishing to appear on Joe Rogan's show to discuss things further. Considering he is a 3rd degree BJJ blackbelt, and Aikido...
View ArticleStudents Bypassing Technique
NOTE: The art I train in (Nihon Goshin Aikido) is not Ueshiba's art, but also falls into the category (not the art) of Aikido. I often get folks from other styles asking why we don't spar/roll/randori...
View ArticleThoughts on Atemi and Uke/Nage
The space between uke and nage is undifferentiated potential. If uke has lethal intent, he is seeking to apply some destructive force onto nage. Nage is maintaining aiki, that is, manifesting the...
View Articleaikido the harmony way?
I want to aks a few things about aikido. Aikido is the armony way I've been told, in aikido there is no fight, in akido all is goodness and aikido is a way of living, blending with the people and the...
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