Thread: Khiai in aikido
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Old 04-16-2002, 05:56 AM   #2
Bruce Baker
Dojo: LBI Aikikai/LBI ,NJ
Location: Barnegaat, NJ
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Kiai practice

That is an interesting subject.

It seems that we are always getting another beginner, and modifying practice to let them get the feel of Aikido and its practice?

I know I have worked on Kiai with my first teacher, but nine out of ten teachers I know or have talked to about their own classes usually keep that subject short and encourage the student to practice on their own and find a kiai. Most people say kiai rather than finding their own sound or seeking an efficious sound, but that is what they think a kiai is so that is what it will be.

There are videos of O'Sensei interrupting the flight of a bird with his kiai ... whether it was the volume or the type of noise that did it has not to my knowledge been proven. Still, it does make for an interesting area of study and investigation ... as well as something you might want to check out with "The Secret Sounds of Aikido" found in The Secrets of Aikido by John Stevens to incorporate sounds into kiai?
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