by Aikido Journal | Nov 24, 2008 | Aikido martial arts self defence, Atemi
The concept of ‘ukemi’ has always fascinated me. many martial arts have ‘breakfalls’ or rolls by which one can take a throw, protect oneself and land safely, but the Aikido concept of ukemi or “receiving through the body” implies so...
by Aikido Journal | Nov 23, 2008 | Aikido martial arts self defence
One of the questions that gets discussed probably more than any other in Aikido. The Various styles of Aikido (Akikai, Iwama, Ki, Yoshinkai, Tomiki etc etc) all have there own slants on the nature of this mysterious, omniprescence force, and this is one discussion...
by Aikido Journal | Oct 10, 2008 | 13 movement jo kata, Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence, Bokken, Jo, Jo kata
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by Aikido Journal | Sep 24, 2008 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence, Atemi, kicking, martial arts, punching, striking
Atemi Japanese name Kanji: 当て身 Hiragana: あてみ [show]Transliteratio – Revised Hepburn: atemi In Japanese martial arts, the term atemi (当て身, atemi?) designates blows to the body, [1] as opposed to twisting of joints, strangleholds, holding techniques and throws....
by Aikido Journal | Sep 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
Does “Aikido” Even Exist?a very well put together piece by George LedyardWhat is Aikido? One could simply say that all Aikido, regardless of style, has a certain basic set of techniques and movement principles which make the art “Aikido” as distinct from aikijutsu or...
by Aikido Journal | Jun 27, 2008 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence
Taken from the book “Aikido – A beginner’s Guide”The History of Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido 1883 Morihei Ueshiba born December 14 in Tanabe, Kishu (Wakayama Prefecture). Father, Yoroku Ueshiba, mother, Yuki Itokawa 1890 Goes to a Shingon...
by Aikido Journal | Jun 10, 2008 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence
A truly great piece of insight by David Lynch, which underlines for me how important experience really is, especially when it comes to martial arts . As a side-note; for those of you thinking of visiting New Zealand, you could do worse than pay him and his amazing...
by Aikido Journal | Apr 22, 2008 | Aikido martial arts self defence, circle, posture, shinto, square, triangle
The representation of Aikido principles by the geometrical shapes triangle, circle and square are taken from the Shinto cosmology theory of “Gogyo Gogen” where the elements of existence, Liquid, Solid and Gas are all shown to be transmutable and...
by Aikido Journal | Apr 12, 2008 | Aikido martial arts self defence, Seiza
Seiza (sitting position) Seiza is one of the most commonly used sitting postures in Japanese martial arts, with students assuming this posture at the beginning and end of practise sessions for formal bow, meditation etc. Aikido, in particular, makes use of seiza to...
by Aikido Journal | Mar 27, 2008 | Aikido martial arts self defence
JuJitsu New Zealand is the non-sporting branch of the New Zealand Jujitsu Federation. The goal of the Camp and Seminar Series each year is to foster communication and camaraderie between Martial Artists from a variety of different schools and locations and in doing so...
