by Aikido Journal | Aug 8, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence
A nice piece by Dave Goldberg of www.goldbergsensei.com I just returned from a long weekend in Maine. My cousin’s daughter, Jasmine, had her Bat-Mitzvah and just about everyone from the family was there. It was not as I remember mine or my sister’s, or any others from...
by Aikido Journal | Jul 28, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence
A very nice piece by by Joe Bellone.There are many teachers of martial arts that like to talk about internal power and chi as something fantastic and mysterious (especially in the west) this is usually the result of misunderstanding (on the part of the teacher) or...
by Aikido Journal | Jul 2, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence
A very nice piece by Renita T. Kalhorn http://intheflowcoaching.comI had just returned to New York after graduating from business school in France.I was feeling a little ungrounded career-wise – I had an MBA but no real interest in typical MBA professions like...
by Aikido Journal | Jun 16, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence
A cool little article I found on http://mommymystic.wordpress.com/ I studied martial arts for many years, and I have decided that raising toddlers is the best possible training in conflict management. As anyone that has studied martial arts (or watched Karate Kid)...
by Aikido Journal | May 29, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence
WHY INDEED?Click the link above to read the full forum article and all the comments – for once a forum board with some very insightful comments – well worth a read and far too long to post in full here…Thanks for taking the time to read this blog,...
by Aikido Journal | May 20, 2010 | Aikido, extend ki, kicking, principles of ki, relaxation, weight underside
A very nice piece taken from the Virginia Ki society website. There is, understandably a bias toward the Ki society style of Aikido but the outline it gives of the Four Principles of Ki apply to ALL style of Aikido practice, and are often neglected a little in the...
by Aikido Journal | May 3, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence, attack, stance
A really well thought out piece by Todd Jones.Angular attack theory is a conceptual framework that is taught in many martial traditions in one form or another. A fundamental comprehension of attack theory is essential to successfully effectuating defensive strategy...
by Aikido Journal | Apr 19, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence, daily life, perspective, problems
A nice little article by my young friend Sensei Nick Engelen.During Friday night class I was partnered up with Jimmy. We worked on our technique but it seemed something was wrong with Jimmy. I stopped for a moment and asked if he was ill, he told me that he was fine,...
by Aikido Journal | Apr 14, 2010 | adam cooper, Aikido, auckland, new zealand
For those of you that don’t know much about sensei Adam Cooper, he was an amazingly positive, intelligent man who was loved by everyone that came into contact with him and was one of those very rare, intuitive “natural” martial artist – a truly...
by Aikido Journal | Mar 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
A great piece by George S. Ledyard Many people are familiar with Aikido, the non-violent Japanese martial art which allows self defense without serious injury to an attacker. Not many however, know that the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, intended for Aikido to be...
