I’m going to begin with the triangle, since I think its properties might be the most familiar. The triangle is a “strong” shape. This refers to the fact that it is not easily deformed. That is, the shape itself doesn’t Read more
TRIANGLE CIRCLE SQUARE Each of these shapes has key physical properties that act as a master key to not only understanding jujutsu, Jo, and Ken applications but also how to apply Aiki (if one has developed the ability to Aiki,) Read more
DREIECK KREIS QUADRAT Jede dieser Formen besitzt entscheidende physikalische Eigenschaften, die nicht nur den Zugang entschlüsseln helfen zu Jujutsu und zur Anwendung von Jo und Ken, sondern auch, wie Aiki in diesen Bereichen angewendet werden kann (sofern man die Fähigkeit Read more
I like the look of TrueAiki.com. I think it looks pretty classy. I DO NOT like the organization of TrueAiki.com. In order to get the most from reading True Aiki I think one necessarily needs to start out by reading Read more
I imagine that many in the Aikido community has heard of the symbolic meanings of the triangle, circle and square. One might have also heard of the physical meanings to the shapes as well. Triangle is irimi, Circle is tankan, and Read more
Vermutlich hat der Großteil der Aikido-Gemeinde von der symbolischen Bedeutung von Dreieck, Kreis und Quadrat gehört, und andererseits wahrscheinlich auch von der physikalischen Bedeutung dieser Formen: das Dreieck ist irimi, der Kreis ist tenkan und das Quadrat ist osae. Aber Read more
Ueshiba Morihei is rather known for an iconic throw that he seemed to do with greater frequency as he got older. An uke would begin to approach him and he would put his hand up to uke’s face and uke Read more
Ueshiba Morihei is rather known for an iconic throw that he seemed to do with greater frequency as he got older. An uke would begin to approach him and he would put his hand up to uke’s face and uke Read more
This demonstration looks very similar to Shioda sensei’s typical one. When uke powerfully approaches, the intended victim suddenly opens their carried umbrella in uke’s face seemingly knocking uke backwards. In my opinion this is normally more of an act than Read more
Diese Übung sieht sehr ähnlich aus wie der zuvor beschriebene für Shioda Sensei typische “Wurf”. Wenn Uke kraftvoll auf sein vermeintliches Opfer zukommt, öffnet dieses plötzlich den mit sich geführten Papierschirm, kasa, in Richtung Uke, der dadurch anscheinend heftig zurückgestoßen Read more