by Aikido Journal | Nov 24, 2011 | Aikido martial arts self defence, Bokken, dunken francis, fighting, fOSTER, H W Foster, self defence
This article was passed onto me via our club Facebook Page. I am unsure of the source – if anyone knows please drop me a line so I can credit it accordingly.FIGHTING MINDThe instant you “touch the sword”..sense danger, you “fill yourself with...
by Aikido Journal | 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 found...
by Aikido Journal | 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....
