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 | Apr 23, 2012 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence new years resolution training, CS lewis, enlightenment, god, mental, spiritual
A very well thought our article from the http://www.mit.edu/~rei/spir-aikido.html website. Well worth a read. C. S. Lewis wrote of transposition, of how complex systems can be “pared down” when brought down to lower systems. Here’s my understanding:...