The Basics

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[akiy]

Hi everyone,

So... In twenty-five words or less:

What would you consider to be "The Basics" in your own approach to aikido?

-- Jun

[Choku Tsuki]

hamni

ma-ai

go no sen

sotai kankei

[erikmenzel]

Simple,

enjoy and train :D

[ikkainogakusei]

Dang....twentyfive?...but I'm verbose..

:disgust:

kokyu

musubi

taenohenko :D (1 word)

ukemi

circle (as pivot point)

triangle(many obvious biomechanical angles)

circle (Xtime= spiral)

takemusu

hara

kinonagare

kinoawase

square (where?)

ai

calm

connection

Okay, I'll stop there

good exercise:)

:ai: :circle: :ai:

[rachmass]

tenkan

irimi

breathe

center/tanden

posture

relax shoulders

weight underside

theres plenty more, but those are the first that come to mind

[L. Camejo]

Ma ai

Tai Sabaki

Kuzushi

Me Tsuke

Mu Shin

Mu Gamae

Sen (all types)

To itsu ryoku

I do royku

Awareness

Centredness

Relaxation

Just my 2 cents.

L.C.:ai::ki:

[DaveForis]

Center your body

Center your mind

Center your spirit

... But I could be wrong. :)

[aikido_fudoshin]

hiriki no yosei ichi & ni

tai no henko ichi & ni

shumatsu dosa ichi & ni

Sorry, it seemed too obvious.:)

[otto]

Humility

Sincerity

and Patience.

...god , i dont know the meaning of half of those "basics" you wrote guys :o .

Plus Ki!

[Bronson]

Go to class.

Do my best.

Try to get better.

Bronson

[tedehara]

Four Basic Principles To Unify Mind And Body

Keep one point

Relax completely

Keep weight underside

Extend Ki

[happysod]

remember to turn up and train

[Michael Brown]

Relax

Center

Blend

Oh, yeah, keep training!

[Eric Joyce]

Hi all,

The basics we would practice on in the Yoshinkai are:

1.)Tai no henkou ichi

2.)Tai no henkou ni

3.)Hiriki no yousei ichi

4.)Hiriki no yousei ni

5.)Shumatsu dosa ichi

6.)Shumatsu dosa ni

Also we focus on kamae:

1.)Migi hanmi no kamae

2.)Hidari hanmi no kamae

These are the basic movements that we practice on continuously. These basic movements can be found in all aikido movements. These movements really help to build a strong foundation focusing on power, balance, kuzushi, etc. Its pretty cool stuff.

[Kung Fu Liane]

in the chinese arts the answer would be feet, because if the feet are wrong, how can the rest of the body be right? and from what i've seen, aikido is no different

[Mark Jakabcsin]

Posture, balance, control

plus, commitment, community and enjoyment.

mark

[kung fu hamster]

Try to keep a velvet glove on the iron fist.

[Ron Tisdale]

Kamae

[Ali B]

Completely relax

Think of your one point

Extend your mind

Have a light posture

Love and light

Ali

[John Boswell]

Relax

Breath

Percieve the attack

Panic because I just went blank

Hurry up and catch up

Next!

Oh ya: Center, Balance, Extension and Execute

[siwilson]

Hi everyone,

So... In twenty-five words or less:

What would you consider to be "The Basics" in your own approach to aikido?

-- Jun
1) Kamai

2) Kihon Dosa

These are the basics - the foundations - on which you build technique, Jiyu Waza (like randori, if you are unfamiliar), Henka Waza, etc.

[Michael Owen]

Getting good directions to the dojo. :freaky:

[DGLinden]

Aikido is simply intercepting an attacker, unbalancing him, and disolving his energy flow. Some is technique, most is understanding movement and physiology; the rest, experience.

[Dennis Hooker]

Stay alive

[j0nharris]

Relaxing

No muscle

Blend with your partner(s)

Always have a smile after Sensei repeatedly compresses the mat with your body :rolleyes:

-jon

[mike lee]

LOVE: From this spirit comes the essence of our moral center.

RESPECT: Without it, no one will teach you.

COURAGE: Essential for making progress.

[Aikilove]

solo moving exercises (like irimi tenkan)

Tai no henko (from static)

Tai no henko (flowing)

As I see it Aikido is realy about moving and using your body and mind optimally. Therefore I make sure my body-, hand- and feet-positions always are optimal.

[DaveO]

Minimum effort for Maximum effect.

In order:

Control of Self

Control of Situation

Control of Opponent

:) Thanx!