by Aikido Journal | Oct 9, 2006 | Uncategorized
There is no need for a mimicry of form to look like aiki techniques when the attacks are pansy-like. Indeed, no possibility of real aiki to arise exists when an attack is false. A simple slap will do. But pretending has nothing to do with either Budo, self defence or...
by Aikido Journal | Oct 2, 2006 | Uncategorized
A brief commentary on the organisation of Aikido weapons Very often our training habits force us to learn these techniques slowly and somewhat disjointedly, making it hard to initially fit these techniques of various levels into the whole weapon system. This can...
by Aikido Journal | Sep 22, 2006 | Uncategorized
I often get asked “what style of aikido do you practice?”. Good question! It’s a bit like saying “what kind of person are you?”. One of the aspect I truly love about aiki, is that every practitioner, from the newcomer to the ancient...
