Here is a 2018 clip from a summer seminar in San Sebastián, Spain. Having introduced several empty handed TDD, I am introducing the idea of TDD with a “weapon” in hand. The goal is the same with both.
VLOG TDD 1 – 6 Travel Journal Editition June 21, 2018 Zwolle, NL Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be teaching in San Sebastián Spain, Zwolle the Netherlands and Mainz Germany. This VLOG is my first edited and posted while on the road. I did all of the work Read more…
Jujutsu is commonly recognized as an art involving some form of effective close quarters combat and also often contained instruction in small weapons usage and atemi. There were, and are, many schools of jujutsu. Of course, modern Judo came from Jujutsu. What these schools held, and hold, in common was Read more…
Hello Wonderful TrueAiki Readers!, I’ve started to post a few clips from the 2017 Winter seminar in NL. The I’ve chosen the clips either because they are relevant to topics covered on TrueAiki.com or because they are funny, or both. Oh, and we filmed TDD at the time so I’ll Read more…
Starting from the outside in here are of few of the symbolic representations in the TrueAiki logo. Circle: The circle represents the undifferentiated infinite, the absolute, that without beginning and without end, the one source from which all come and to which all return Four Black Triangles pointing to the Read more…
In this brief video I briefly cover how the back and arms are used in the various TDD. Any one of these can be a separate study unto itself. However, they should always be brought back to the whole body movement because the body moves as one unit because it Read more…
Hi Folks, I have copied all of the Vlogs made so far to YouTube and posted them on a new TrueAiki YouTube channel. TrueAiki.com YouTube If you subscribe to the channel you will automatically get updates when new videos are posted. (I think. I’m new to all of this.) Of Read more…
A TrueAiki reader asked: Hi Allen, Again, thanks so much for sharing your insights. It has really changed my perspective on my martial arts practice and its background. As a follow up on your answer to Fred’s question, in ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ Ellis Amdur quotes Kansu Sunadomari as follows Read more…
Hi Folks, I just finished my next answer to a question blog. I still have to clean it up before publishing, but it is in the works. Also, I will film what to do with the arms during TDD 4 – 6. This will also help to clarify what to Read more…
A TrueAiki.com reader asked the following questions: [Regarding] “The spiral locking of uke. Is this intended to have a learning effect on the body ? O’sensei’s ukes were also the best teachers he produced. They were also the people who were locked by him the most. Does the spiral locking Read more…