by admin | Feb 6, 2012 | Aikido martial arts self defence training, dunken francis, greg mayo, institute of aikido, IOAA, marcus encel, rupert atkinson, summer camp dianne haynes, tony shaufelberger
Pain that’s four days old creeps across my shoulders and I’m still kicking the dust from my joints as I sweep the mats and tidy up the dojo after the Summer Camp this weekend (yes, I still do it myself… no “kyu grades do all the crappy...
by admin | Oct 26, 2011 | Aikido martial arts self defence, awareness, H W Foster, institute of aikido, UK aikido master, why do you practice aikido
By Dunken Francis. At as social gathering the other day, someone asked me the question “Why do you practice Aikido?” As usual I fell back on my standard response “I started very young and I guess it has become a habit” but since then I have...
by admin | Oct 7, 2011 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence, dunken francis, institute of aikido, new zealand, self defence, ukemi
The following article was published in the fall 2010 issue of the Aikido World Alliance newsletter. The theme of the issue was ukemi, the art of falling. Enjoy… Like most beginners I’m sure, ukemi was not a particularly attractive aspect of Aikido to me at first....
