by Aikido Journal | Aug 29, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Having passed my sixty-fifth birthday, and practiced and taught Aikido for more than thirty years, qualifies me as an “old Aikidoist”. “Ruminations” may be defined as the meandering and crisscrossing of thoughts that might not prove too...
by Aikido Journal | Jul 19, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Sometimes I wonder at what I see and read regarding aikido. So many people willing to say this is, or is not, aikido. Or that seems to be magic-based aikido and that is street-effective aikido and that is combat aikido and this is small-circle aikido, or this aikido...
by Aikido Journal | Jul 13, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
A thought provoking article by, Takeyuki Hayama From the website of the Kenshinkan Karate Organization: which also raises questions as to the nature of Aikido training. The answer is yes. However, that doesn’t mean it is necessary to participate in tournaments....
by Aikido Journal | Jun 22, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Unbendable Arm Explained by Stephen J. Goodson The need for skeptical thinking is present in every pursuit and area of study. This need is not necessarily due to some inherent desire for man to defraud other men, but due to man’s ability to deceive himself. The...
by Aikido Journal | May 30, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
The Power of Ki by George Leonard As a longtime practitioner of the Japanese martial art, aikido, George Leonard is quite familiar with the life-force energy that seemingly flows through all things. Unfortunately, in the West the closest term we have to approximate...
by Aikido Journal | May 30, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
In General, samurai society was dominated by men, but history records that the female members of the samurai clans often displayed a fighting spirit and a concern for honour and duty matching that of the men. Women were trained in the martial arts and, in time, many...
by Aikido Journal | May 15, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Zanshin by Christopher Caile and Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. There is an old Japanese samurai saying, “When the battle is over, tighten your chin strap.” This refers to constant awareness, preparedness for danger and readiness for action. The Japanese...
by Aikido Journal | Apr 11, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Tantodori in AikidoPosted by Autrelle Holland on April 10th, 2007 Nowadays, it is pretty much understood by most that Aikido is a weapons based art. The techniques in Aikido were developed from Aikijujutsu, a highly sophisticated art based on movements from kenjutsu....
by Aikido Journal | Mar 28, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Training tips for timid beginners By Nev Sagiba NON TOXIC DOJO – STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP! When you train ENJOY.Enjoy movement for its own sake.Do not obsess with “getting it right” the first time, then stand around beating yourself up mentally because you think...
by Aikido Journal | Feb 26, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
An article by Chiropractor and Aikidoka Neil Bossengerhttp://understandingfunction.blogspot.com/ Chaos Theory, popularized by James Gleick’s 1987 best seller [1], is a theory of non linear functions such that small input of the function can result in large and...
