Class Outline Establish familiarity with takemusu Aikido exercises: Gyakyu hanmi tenkan – soft committed elbow, move from shoulder (learn to move self) Ashi-sabaki – same arm shape, driven by hips (learn to move uke) Ashi-sabaki ushiro tenkan – same arm shape – learn to lead uke : uke learns to commit to movement Yokomen uchiContinue reading “YOKOMEN AS DOUBLE DAGGER”
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CAMMING ACTION
The banner image shows a cam with a flat follower. Cams are used to convert rotary to linear motion. As the cam rotates, the follower rises and falls: Abrupt changes in the cam’s velocity results in large accelerations and cause the follower to jerk or chatter. In operating machinery, that is not a good thing, butContinue reading “CAMMING ACTION”
JO NAGE
Jō Nage is using the jō to throw an opponent. But it is not an offensive technique. Throwing with a jō is weapon retention. Furthermore, I have shown that the use of the jō in Aikido is more closely related to bayonet than it is to staff work. Review 8 Count Kumijo Because weapon workContinue reading “JO NAGE”
Protective Arts 