Relating to Aiki

Cette semaine, je vais exposer une série de preuves qui indiquent que non seulement Ueshiba Morihei s’est entraîné et a enseigné le Daito Ryu qu’il a appris de Takeda Sokaku, mais qu’il n’a jamais cessé d’étudier et d’enseigner le Daito Ryu de Takeda Sokaku. De plus, la même preuve qui Read more

Cette semaine, je comparerai comment Isoyama Hiroshi décrit sa sensation d’Ueshiba Morihei à Aiki 1,2,3. Et puis Okumura Shigenobu partage certaines des aperçus d’Ueshiba Morihei, que je vais également relater à Aiki 1,2, & 3. Pendant la lecture, veuillez garder à l’esprit que le but de l’ancien poste et celui-ci 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 in Plain Sight’ Ellis Amdur quotes Kansu Sunadomari as follows 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 were locked by him the most. Does the spiral locking Read more

Dick Willems writes: Hi Allen, Thanks again for this clear instruction. One question for my understanding: Why is it so important to keep the belly and sternum vertically aligned? Best, Dick What a great question!  There is a lot to be said here.  But in brief, here is my response: Read more

Hi Everybody, In this brief talk I attempt to quickly recap the basic structure of the Ueshiba’s cosmology and its relationship to how he typically described Aiki, and how those two things relate to Kokyu.  I’m not going into depth, rather I hope to help readers understand how Ueshiba’s cosmology, Read more

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