Collusion -- BYOBS
Please forgive me if this has already been hsared here on another thread. Collusion in Aikido: A Gentleman’s Agreement Taken Too Far by Stanley Pranin It's Stan Pranin's drafting & experience. I've...
View ArticleAikido newbie
Hello. I'm trying aikido tomorrow for the first time. I'm not sure what to expect exactly. I've done taekwondo for just under a year but from what I understand it's the complete opposite, being a soft...
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Yoshikan course
Hello Is the senshuei yoshinkan course still what it was. With the passing of the founder, a split in the organisation (I may be wrong with this) and Mustard going back to Canada. What has become of...
View ArticleTraining for POUSes (persons of unusual size)
Note: The bulk of my training lies in Nihon Goshin Aikido, brought by Sensei Richard Bowe to America after training under Shoto Morita in Japan. Unlike Princess Bride's ROUSes (Rodents of Unusual...
View ArticleI hate sparring. I love sparring.
After eight years of a more traditional aikido training, with challenging but somewhat scripted attack lines, some grappling, and some striking (but with the instruction to never touch the target if...
View ArticleAiki News Magazine
Does anyone know where I can find and purchase the magazine that is discontinued Aiki News.
View ArticleAn interesting take on early Aikido, from a Judo perspective
The Inspiration of O-Sensei’s Jujutsu: A Letter by Kenji Tomiki – Aikido Journal Aikido Journal recently posted a letter written by Kenji Tomiki back in the 1930's. At this time, he had trained about a...
View ArticleWhat Style is Best For Real Self Defense?
I know there are different styles and schools. I visited a school last week and it was all Tai Chi like training for spirituality / health and wasn’t martial focused. Is there a style that’s martial...
View ArticleAikido against a boxer
I was teaching in class a couple of days ago and the subject of self defence against a boxer type attack came up. We hold a 20 to 30 minute section dealing with SD specifics at the end of class. During...
View ArticleKotegaeshi with a difference
Ok first I am well aware that it still dojo set up and it not a boxer (DB I know what ya gonna say lol) however when I was looking around you tube I came across this, It is still Kotegaeshi just not...
View ArticleInteresting
I realized, this past weekend, while watching my youngest in her Aikido class, that I learn more about taijiquan from reading books about Aikido than I do reading books about Taijiquan. Just wanted to...
View ArticleThoughts on the "My Martial Arts Journey" guy?
He's a former Aikidoka and he's now training in combat sports. He's made a slew of videos heavily criticizing Aikido and its practices. I won't link his videos here because he's monetized his channel,...
View ArticleLike I said.... (cross over between Aikido and Taijiquan)
Did not know where exactly to post this thread. But since it is mostly about seeing taijiquan applications in Aikido I decided to put it in the Chinese martial arts section. But I thought that it might...
View ArticleDefense against round punch
About 15 - 16 years ago, I studied a style of karate that used some aikido-like defenses and throws in addition to the typical strikes and blocks of karate. The dojo also had an aikido class on...
View ArticleSome interesting thoughts from one of O-Sensei's direct students
An interview with Yamada Sensei of the New York Aikikai. ‘I’d rather see him as a human being’: Yoshimitsu Yamada on O-Sensei and the Future of Aikido – Aikido Journal
View ArticleAikido vs. suspect seated in car
An interesting scenario came up while I was doing some law enforcement training this past week. Specifically, a fellow student asked the instructor how he would get a non-compliant suspect out of a...
View ArticleSome Aikido thoughts from Roy Dean
I ran into a thread on Reddit with Roy Dean (BB in BJJ, Judo, Aikido) answering questions: Hello! My name is Roy Dean. I have black belts in Judo, Aikido and BJJ. Ask Me Anything. : aikido. A fair...
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