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Old 04-07-2009, 09:43 AM   #8
Chris Covington
 
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Re: Weight training for Aikido

Hello all,

Although I don't do aikido, I do study Daito-ryu and I think the body movements are similar. I've found sumo taiso and swinging a very heavy bokuto has done a great deal for my technique. You can find a link to sumo taiso here: http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/kyokai/kenko_taiso.html
If this doesn't get what you need I would also recomend power lifting techniques although I haven't done any of that in a long time. I also haven't had any trouble with isolation exercises to strengthen certain problem areas.

Just my 2 cents,

Chris Covington
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