Relating to Aiki
Basics, the Alpha and Omega of Aiki
The recent 2024 TrueAiki Amsterdam seminar discussed training sequences, including a brief discussion of “Kiso Kunren” (basic training). It was suggested to me that this might make an interesting topic for the blog. I wrote a draft at the time and then Read more
Beebe Brains
Shinku no Ki – The Ki of True Emptiness
On November 24, 2023, Chris Li shared another great Sangenkai post on Facebook. It began with the following quote: “Above all, you must find the exact place where the void (shinku no ki) and emptiness (ku no ki) reside.” – Read more
Beebe Brains
Dear Dan,
Dear Dan, As you know, while training at my house you shared that you wanted to learn to play the shakuhachi, and so I gave you my shakuhachi. The last I heard, you had it on the headboard of your Read more
Relating to Aiki
Kakete and Atemi, Further Clarification
My last explanation contrasted the term Kakete with Atemi in an attempt to clarify that Atemi can stand as a separate skill set. The study of Atemi as a separate skill is unfamiliar to many practitioners of Aiki arts. Taking Read more
Relating to Aiki
Atemi in Aikido, cont.
A while back, Fred wrote a nice response to one of my posts which began an exchange of questions and ideas. What follows is a continuation of that exchange: Fred: Hi Allen, Thanks for the long and comprehensive answer. yesterday Read more
Relating to Aiki
Important Understandings – Clarified
Having received an insightful response to the blog Important Understandings, I am posting my response here in the hope that it might provide further clarification: Hi Fred, Thank you for your response. You bring up some important points that are Read more
Relating to Aiki
Wichtige Übereinkünfte – klargestellt
Nachdem ich eine kenntnisreiche Stellungnahme zu meinem Blog “Wichtige Übereinkünfte” erhalten habe, poste ich meine Antwort hier in der Hoffnung, damit weitere Klarheit zu schaffen: Hi Fred, Vielen Dank für deine Stellungnahme. Du sprichst darin ein paar wichtige Punkte an, Read more