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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…