“Why do you teach other drills, why don’t you stay with Aikido?” First I warned you at the onset that I am being selfish and I am experimenting. Furthermore, I am not convinced the traditional methods of monkey-see monkey-do teaching are the best. Nor am I convinced that the exercises always get to the meat of theContinue reading “HUBUD AND REACTION DRILLS”
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NO “Ura”
For those happy few who got up early and braved the snow, today we explored my assertion that there is no ura – and to demonstrate I returned briefly to ikkyo. When properly done, ikkyo is a return of uke’s arm (sword, dagger, whatever) back on the line of approach, from the inside relationship. To that point,Continue reading “NO “Ura””
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