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 | Oct 7, 2011 | Aikido, Aikido martial arts self defence, dunken francis, institute of aikido, new zealand, self defence, ukemi
The following article was published in the fall 2010 issue of the Aikido World Alliance newsletter. The theme of the issue was ukemi, the art of falling. Enjoy… Like most beginners I’m sure, ukemi was not a particularly attractive aspect of Aikido to me at first....
by Aikido Journal | May 7, 2011 | Aikido martial arts self defence, breakfalling, ukemi
A nice article by Jeff Sodeman from the Aikido Pinner website.The Three Purposes of Ukemi A good place to start in thinking about and discussing the topic of ukemi is an exploration of the purpose of ukemi. In general ukemi has three roles: creating a situation for...
