The following is an introduction to Tandokudosa 9 & 10. There isn’t enough time to go into detail, but I think the video will give people an idea of what they look like. Another BIG shout out to True Aiki’s Read more
Hello True Aiki readers! I am pleased to present the latest VLOG on Tandokudosa 7 & 8, arms. It had been long enough since I had filmed and edited that: a) I had to take several takes b) I messed Read more
Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that filming for the next Vlog is finished and now in post production. I should have it out before the end of the week. Then, on to 9 and 10! ~Allen
Hello all, I am going to post translations of Ueshiba Morihei’s San Gen, Shi Kon, and Hachi Riki diagrams. And because it is Juantxo Ruiz’s birthday and he is a great guy, I am dedicating this first one to Juantxo! Read more
Hi all, I wrote the following as a response to a Spanish post on Facebook and thought that I would share it here. Something to think about at any rate. What could be more disrespectful than to ignore another human’s Read more
Hallo zusammen, den folgenden Text schrieb ich als Antwort auf einen auf Spanisch verfassten Beitrag auf Facebook, und ich dachte, ich teile ihn hier mit Euch. Auf jeden Fall ist es etwas, worüber man nachdenken kann. Was könnte respektloser sein, Read more
When I first started teaching large public seminars in the early 2000’s I quickly discovered that I didn’t like it. It was interesting. One would think that it would be great. There were plenty of people, lots of attention, and much respect and Read more
Hello to all of you in Aiki land. I am feeling the psychological pressure of not having produced any video lately. Specifically, I haven’t finished sharing Shirata’s Tandokudosa. I could give you my excuses, but I won’t. Instead I’ll just say that it is Read more
The pedagogical structure that I learned from Shirata Sensei is great for learning Aiki and Aikido. It is problematic for teaching high-school and college groups as he did. And probably disastrous for running a commercial dojo which he did not do. But then Read more
Dick: Hi Allen, As always, thanks for your insights! But: Could you explain something a bit more? I’m having problems getting it… Here’s my conundrum. Aiki is direction/manipulation/finagling of co-dependent and mutually arising opposite forces, right? Allen: Actually, Aiki is Read more