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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 would be thrown. Sometimes Ueshiba sensei would touch uke’s face 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 would be thrown. Sometimes Ueshiba sensei would touch uke’s face 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 an actual throw, but that is largely because uke knows 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 wird. Meiner Ansicht nach ist das eher eine Handlung als Read more
A classic example of Daito Ryu and/or Aikido disrupting dynamic equilibrium is the often-seen demonstration of Gozo Shioda bouncing back a significantly larger uke that has come to give him a powerful shove. This “throw” can be explained using the example of the “castle stairs” trap. When constructing a castle, it was sometimes the practice Read more
Ein klassisches Beispiel aus dem Daito Ryu oder auch Aikido dafür, wie ein dynamisches Gleichgewicht gestört wird, ist die oft gezeigte Vorführung von Gozo Shioda. Ein deutlich größerer Uke kommt auf ihn zu, um ihm einen Stoß zu versetzen, und “prallt” sozusagen von ihm ab. Diese Art “Wurf” lässt sich Read more
Humans are normally in a state of “dynamic equilibrium” as opposed to a state of “static balance.” This means that we are in a constant state of flux between equilibrium and dis-equilibrium, with the net result being “dynamic equilibrium.” When we fail to “keep our balance” it is usually Read more
Wir als Menschen befinden uns normalerweise in einem Zustand des “dynamischen Gleichgewichts” im Gegensatz zu einem Zustand der “statischen Balance”. Das bedeutet, dass wir uns in einem kontinuierlichen Fluss zwischen Gleichgewicht und Ungleichgewicht befinden, was als “dynamisches Gleichgewicht” bezeichnet wird. Wenn wir “unser Gleichgewicht nicht halten können”, dann weil Read more
A while back one of our avid True Aiki readers (a professor of engineering, former championship fencer, Aikido sensei and regular True Aiki seminar attendee) wrote a response to one of my posts. This post is my belated reply. Fred is a non-native speaker/writer of English, so any errors on Read more
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