Hello True Aiki Readers, I wanted to let you know that presently the blog doesn’t send me notice of comments or feedback. (Although hopefully that will change soon.) Presently, I have to log into the WordPress site and check for comments and feedback. As a consequence, there can sometimes be Read more…
Hello True Aiki readers, Thanks to the generous contributions of readers we are a quarter of the way to purchasing the digitizing hardware and software to begin making my video archive available to all. I’m pretty excited about this. These videos have been sitting in boxes for decades. Magnetic tape Read more…
Hi Folks, Long time no see! I’ve put together a longer Vlog for you (since it has been a while.) In it I review TDD 4 – 6, and specifically how the arms are used during TDD 4 – 6. I also cover the use of the feet and legs Read more…
Ever have one of those days? I did recently when we filmed the VLOG for TDD 7 & 8. The main camera has a 19 minute time limit because it is a DSLR. We time it so we know when it will stop. However, I forgot to turn on the Read more…
Shirata Rinjiro’s Tandoku Dosa 1-12 movements occur in four sets, while Tandokudosa 0 and 13 are like bookends. Tandokudosa 1 – 3 are the first set, 4 – 6 are the second set, 7 – 10 are the third set, and 11 and 12 are the fourth. When we Read more…
Hi Everybody, While the popularity of TrueAiki.com is high, we are still running on a shoe string budget. TrueAiki isn’t subscription based and anything posted to TrueAiki.com is available to all. There is a reason for this. Mine is a single income family trying to survive on my public school Read more…
Clarity comes with teaching, training, and time TrueAiki.com reader Robin Scheachter wrote another great response and since my last response was via a blog, and this response relates tot he last, I’m posting this as a blog as well. Rob wrote: Hi Allen Thanks for such a well though out Read more…
TrueAiki.com reader Robin Scheachter. posted a really great question in response to my blog https://trueaiki.com/ooooooo-what-takuma-hisa-said/ and I thought the subject worthy of its own post so here it is. Robin wrote: Hello Mr Beebe I’ve got to proceed my comment by saying that I don’t practice Aikido or Diato ryu, am not Read more…
I mentioned in the video where I covered walking that for us, locomotion is a series of falls. Obviously if we just fell down with each step eventually there would be nowhere to fall too. There is also a rise. I don’t emphasize the rise because it occurs naturally. Also, Read more…
Scientific Terminology TrueAiki.com readers may have noticed that I have chosen to use vocabulary and descriptions from science when, and wherever, possible. I have found that those in science related fields usually appreciate this. Those less familiar with such terms sometimes do not appreciate their usage as much. Nevertheless, I Read more…