aikido n. A Japanese art of self-defence, from Jap. ai "joining" + ki"energy or spirit" + do "way, art,"
re·pub·lic n. A group of people working as equals in the same sphere or field
come to Japan in May
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"Don’t fight. Use ki. Don’t resist. Take ukemi.", Koretoshi Maruyama, Founder Aikido Yuishinkai advice for training
"Your aikido will only improve when your concept of aikido improves" Kenjiro Yoshigasaki Soke, Ki Society Internationale
"In your training do not be in a hurry, for it takes a minimum of ten years to master the basics and advance to the first rung. Never think of yourself as an all-knowing, perfected master; you must continue to train daily with your friends and students and progress together in the Art of Peace." Morehei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido from the Art of Peace, J. Stevens
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Blog 2010
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Aikido and reality
Aikido and reality. Its an interesting association. At some level most come to the aikido dojo wanting to learn skills to deal with violence, yet our practice is quite removed ...
Posted 2 Mar 2010 21:47 by Daniel A. James
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Farewell Yasuko Maruyama
Its with great sadness that we learnt this week of the passing of Yasuko-san. We remember her for her gentle kindness and big heart. A frequent visitor to Australia ...
Posted 16 Feb 2010 16:23 by Daniel A. James
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Shionage Part III - Bunkai (Application of kata)
One of the explorations of David Brown Sensei is to look at the bunkai of aikido kata, that is the practical application. Some of the ideas here are that shionage ...
Posted 13 Feb 2010 04:45 by Daniel A. James
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Shionage Part II - A Weapons perspective
Its a poorly kept secret that aikido has its origins in weapons and weapons techniques. For the samurai the sword was a primary weapon and if you could apply those ...
Posted 13 Feb 2010 04:41 by Daniel A. James
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Shionage - Intro and Part I Syllabus
Shionage, O'Sensei said aikido is 90% atemi, and he was right but we can't start there we have to work our way up with aikido basics - shionage is ...
Posted 14 Feb 2010 15:24 by Daniel A. James
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Ukemi everything you were afraid to ask
ukemi skills - A collection of short articles, videos from near and far thanks Paul and Gabby and yet others scrounged from the web on the topic of ukemi. Perhaps a ...
Posted 30 Jan 2010 05:42 by Daniel A. James
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Aikido Friendship Seminar May 2-4
Invitation to attend an Aikido Friendship Seminar Matsusaka, Japan May 2-4, followed by a cultural tourhttp://japan2010.ozaikido.comIn late 2008 Hashimoto Sensei sent a letter of ...
Posted 13 Jan 2010 16:46 by Daniel A. James
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Ryutai - The elusive Freestyle Aikido practice
Ryutai - Freestyle AikidoRyutai level aikido is the highest level of techniques examined in our grading syllabus (though we get to see the senior dan grades start to cut loose ...
Posted 13 Jan 2010 20:10 by Daniel A. James
Blogs from 2009
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