by Aikido Journal | Feb 1, 2014 | Aikido martial arts self defence, dunken francis, Silverdale, summer camp, tegatana
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by Aikido Journal | Jan 30, 2014 | Aikido martial arts self defence training, auckland. silverdale, dunken francis, east coast bays
Some fantastic photo’s from this years excellent summer camp which included some very interesting and generous sessions from Loren Clement (Systema) Craig Barker (Goju Ryu Karate) Jules Robson (Jitsu) as well as Aikido sessions from Tony Shafelberger, Dianne...
by Aikido Journal | Oct 1, 2013 | Aiki Peace week, Aikido martial arts self defence, Aikido martial arts self defence training, Confict resolution, dunken francis, institute of aikido, Silverdale, world peace week
Footage from the Conflict resolution seminar held in Auckland last month. The aim was to explore the notion of Aikido as a martial art for peace, and we looked at many aspect of this from how we present ourselves to the world, how we collect and process information...
by Aikido Journal | Aug 18, 2013 | Aikido martial arts self defence new, auckland, dojo design, dojo layout, Silverdale
A great little piece I found on http://www.dillonlin.net.Our dojo here in Silverdale, Auckland was built with these factor specifically in mind. The thought came to mind to post about a basic or classic dojo layout and the reasons for the layout being at such. Until...
by Aikido Journal | Apr 10, 2013 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence, auckland, children, kids, martial arts, youth academy
We are very proud of our thriving Youth Academy here at and we have worked very hard over the past 5 years to develop a safe but challenging environment where students can use the framework of Aikido to find out more about themselves and how they interact with others...
by Aikido Journal | Apr 10, 2013 | Aikido, aikido games, Aikido martial arts self defence new, auckland, children, kids, martial arts, tai sabaki, ukemi
At our dojos in Auckland we have a thriving Youth Academy with kids between the ages of 8 and 15 all training together on the same mat. Over the years we have developed and refined a number of “Aikido games” to help them develop their skills quicker and...
by Aikido Journal | Mar 26, 2013 | Aikido martial arts self defence, iwama, saito, training
Training At Iwama. ‘When I trained in Iwama under Morihiro Saito Sensei many years ago, every so often he would say something like, “Sunao ni keiko shite kudasai” (Practice with an honest mind) to admonish students to practice sincerely and in a spirit of...
by Aikido Journal | Mar 8, 2013 | Aikido martial arts self defence, film clip, iwamam, saito
A nice clip from 1964, showing Saito sensei demonstrating many movements and techniques that were to become the basis for the “Iwama” style of Aikido. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog, and I hope it makes you want to find out more about Aikido...
by Aikido Journal | Feb 28, 2013 | Aikido martial arts self defence new, fil footage, O Sensei
Thanks for taking the time to read this blog, and I hope it makes you want to find out more about Aikido www.aikido4beginners.co.uk
by Aikido Journal | Feb 12, 2013 | addiction, Aikido martial arts self defence new, alcohol, recovery, rehab
In the past year I have come into contact with several people who are successfully using Aikido as a framework for self motivation, self improvement and self discipline as part of their journey recovering from addictive behaviour. It never fails to amaze me how...
