Shinji

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[j0nharris]

In an interview with Aikido Today, Hikitsuchi Sensei mentions these six stages of Shinji, or "warm-up exercises for spiritual purification", that O-Sensei did before every class:
Misogi
Furutama
Torifune
Otakebi
Omusubi
Okorobi

I'm wondering if anyone can elaborate on each or any of these stages. Misogi exercises are fairly common, and I have heard of Furutama (the same as Funo koge??), but am not all familiar with the others.

-jon

[aikilouis]

Can you tell me what is the number of the issue, please ?

Louis R Joseph

[j0nharris]

Issue 79, just came out this week....