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The long-held Aikido party line has been that Ueshiba Morihei, after studying many martial arts and, after having an enlightenment experience, formed Aikido. It is now clear that the primary technical influence on Ueshiba Morihei was Daito Ryu. And rightfully so. Of the arts that Ueshiba dabbled in, his study Read more…
One cannot Aiki without producing Aiki. One cannot produce Aiki without having trained Aiki. As a consequence of this being true, one often hears phrases such as, “Just use Aiki.” This is akin to saying, “Just do things correctly. Anything other than correct is wrong.” Of course, if one could Read more…
To prepare for TDD #1, let us study Asagao 朝顔 あさがお. Most Aiki folks think of Asagao as a hand posture. It is so much more than just a hand posture. The first character “asa” means morning, and the second character “gao” means face. In the West the flower is known Read more…
Here is a short video featuring me doing a “box squat” on top of the Grand Tetons. It is quick but it should give a brief idea of what my version of a box squat looks like. I’ll likely post another Vlog at some point with more detail explaining where Read more…
Hi Folks, Thanks for both the public and private kind words of encouragement in response to VLOG #1. Here is another rough cut. I just filmed and pasted, no editing, etc. With VLOG 1 & 2, I just wanted to keep at least a trickle of information going out until Read more…
It is rough but it is here. I’m going to be gone for another couple of weeks so it is unlikely that much will get done in that time. In the vid I said that the only way to tension tissue is by “doing nothing.” This isn’t really true. One Read more…
Due to the esoteric terms, analogies, and metaphors that Ueshiba Morihei commonly used in his lectures, many, if not most, of the individuals present at his lectures stated that they could not understand what it was he was talking about. These statements were so ubiquitous, that it became commonly assumed, or Read more…
Within the next few days I am planning on publishing an essay that will be revolutionary in the world of Aiki arts! This essay was published over a decade ago in Japanese, but is hardly known even in Japan. It was translated into English by Mr. Douglas Walker. I Read more…
As you remember last . . . Jean asked: How can I see if someone has an aikibody and can you point to me someone on the net can demonstrate it ? I tried to answer that question with my post Aiki Body/Mind. However, this week Jean asked: Anyway what Read more…
Last week Jean asked a terrific question: How can I see if someone has an aikibody and can you point to me someone on the net can demonstrate it ? I answered: Wow! What a great question!! I think I’ll try to answer that, to the best of my present Read more…