by Aikido Journal | Dec 1, 2011 | Aikido martial arts self defence new years resolution training, Atemi, awareness, irimi, spirit
A great piece on the concept of “irimi” by Ellis Amdur. Well worth a read.I recently read a post which includes an oft-used phrase—“get off the line and enter.” Not only does this phrase not do full justice to the concept of irimi (I confess I’ve used it...
by Aikido Journal | Mar 19, 2010 | Aikido martial arts self defence, Atemi, baseball bat, blend, Conflict resolution, fight, punching, science
I was watching a show on National Geographic last night by the name of Fight Science. It’s basically a show which analyses various martial arts to find how they work, their efficiency and also their pros and cons. In the one I saw, they brought in a Kung Fu master to...
by Aikido Journal | Jun 3, 2009 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence, Atemi, Bokken, Jo, Seiza
A ai harmony, unity, blendingaihanmi basic relation between partners: both have same foot forward (left or right), compare gyakuhanmiaihanmi katatedori wrist grip, right on right or left on left, also called kosadori, compare gyakuhanmi katatedoriaiki blending/uniting...
