“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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ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WINNING
Part of the kuden – the oral history – of Aikido revolves around a story that during the US occupation of Japan some of O’Sensei’s students would test their progress through a practical application of the art – i.e., they would get into fights – (Sadateru) Arikawa comes to mind. O’Sensei would admonish them thatContinue reading “ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WINNING”
NECESSARY VIOLENCE
In Aikido we use weapons as a basis of understanding or a metaphor for action – “shomen is like an overhead strike” – and yet we often change the way we execute any given technique when a weapon is actually involved. Aikido does at least make the pretext of keeping the principles the same – meaningContinue reading “NECESSARY VIOLENCE”
Protective Arts 