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The Principle of Sutemi (David Orange)

David Orange — 2012-02-08T06:04:48-07:00

Training: The Principle of Sutemi - 11 Replies

From: David Orange on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:04:48 -0700

[QUOTE=Eddy Wolput;302645]If someone likes to read Ma methode d'aikido jiu jitsu par Minoru Mochizuki adaptation Jim Alcheik (My Method of aikido jiu jitsu by Minoru Mochizuki adapted by Jim Alcheik) (1955) please send me a PM This small book is covering basic techniques. Eddy Eddy[/QUOTE] Sounds interesting. Look for my PM! Thanks. David

Aikido attacks. (Graham Christian)

Graham Christian — 2012-02-08T04:16:46-07:00

Training: Aikido attacks. - 73 Replies

From: Graham Christian on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:16:46 -0700

[QUOTE=Brian Gillaspie;302636]I'll agree that 'martial' is a relevant term and people can train however they like but I think there are a lot of 'martial' arts, including some Aikido, that I would say is just a form of art. I am not saying you have to walk off the mat every night with blood on your gi to be considered martial but there are many things I see that I can not even begin to understand how they would be considered as 'martial' ...but maybe I am just stupid to understand what I am seeing :D[/QUOTE] Deceived by your eyes maybe? How can you tell? In truth you can't. You can only assume. Most people say that 'when the time comes in real life' is the only true test. Some people say that it's bigger than that, it's how you handle situations in life, including the one above. Some people refer to 'war' and thus the test would be in battle only. So what do you see? You don't see these real situations. You merely see a form of practice. The bruised and bloodied or nth dan practitioner may meet a situation in life and all discipline flies out of the window, all calmness gone, get's a pasting. Meanwhile the one you couldn't quite understand, in the same situation, no problem. Do our eyes deceive? Mostly. Regards.G.

Why do you perceive "internal" superior to athleticism? (Efe Yucemen)

Efe Yucemen — 2012-02-08T04:14:07-07:00

Training: Why do you perceive "internal" superior to athleticism? - 451 Replies

From: Efe Yucemen on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:14:07 -0700

Hello all, Very interesting discussion! Im not sure if this qualifies as "internal"but there is the concept of "spirit training", as can be found in many different external martial arts. Will power, determination, grit, whatever you want to call it. I believe in aikido this is achieved in misogi training sessions with very high repetitions of suburi or newaza. Im sure we have all witnessed many boxing, judo, bjj, wrestling (or even tennis) matches where this will power has determined the outcome. Dont know if this answers the OP's question exactly. Cheers

Aikido Without Falls (Christine Schmidt)

Christine Schmidt — 2012-02-08T03:29:41-07:00

Training: Aikido Without Falls - 6 Replies

From: Christine Schmidt on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:29:41 -0700

[QUOTE=Janet Rosen;302560]Many of us older or disabled folks have periods of time, temporary or permanent, when we cannot fall or roll. It has never been a problem for me, either as uke or as nage, to agree to take a partner just to the point of balance break such as bending and tapping from ikkyo or stretching back and tapping from shihonage. At the same time, many of us older or disabled folks have been pleasantly surprised that some gentle rolling back and forth (the precursor movement to a full back roll) or other gentle, circular forms of rolling without necessarily going over the shoulder/head can be slowly eased into and end up being very good therapy and lead the way to some limited falling. If one dojo isn't supportive of this, another one will....often the greatest barrier is the voice within our own heads.[/QUOTE] Would also fully support Janets point of view. It's no problem to practise even slowly with only very few force in a contact just to reach the point of inequilibrity. If you learn to work very exactly in Aikido you may turn a benefit from your seemingly disadvantage. And not only you, but also your partners. The only thing is, the instructor should should appreciate and support such a way of practising. And David: What about Aikijo and Aikiken ? As Aikido consists of three parts, you need not to fix on Aikitai. In Aikijo and Aikiken there is normally no need to fall. regards, Christine

what would you do? (Amir Krause)

Amir Krause — 2012-02-08T02:02:54-07:00

Teaching: what would you do? - 11 Replies

From: Amir Krause on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:02:54 -0700

A simple and practical suggestion: a. Ask you teacher. b. Ask another Shodan to come to class, and demonstrate more realistic situations, higher intensity etc with him - to keep things safe. c. You can extend b, and ask your students to suggest situations for you two to show Note, b&c the above assumes your Aikido really works, and people practicing other M.A. would have said the same thing watching you. Are you sure of this? Amir

how do you describe Aikido to people? (Jamie Brewer)

Jamie Brewer — 2012-02-08T00:42:13-07:00

General: how do you describe Aikido to people? - 42 Replies

From: Jamie Brewer on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:42:13 -0700

My 5 second explanation: It's a descendant of jujitsu, it's primarily defensive. My 60 second explanation: The layman's definition of aiki, framed as the concept of blending with and redirecting attacks, using their strength against them. If the subject of it's efficacy in a fight comes up: "Aikido is less about fighting than it is about ending a fight."

Do Senseis Usually Not Want Parents Around During Class? (Jamie Brewer)

Jamie Brewer — 2012-02-08T00:31:55-07:00

General: Do Senseis Usually Not Want Parents Around During Class? - 32 Replies

From: Jamie Brewer on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:31:55 -0700

For what it's worth, our weekend kids class (which is held right before the adult class) has been a pretty good supplier of adult white belts lately. ;)

bokken suburi questions (Stephen Nichol)

Stephen Nichol — 2012-02-07T23:54:29-07:00

Weapons: bokken suburi questions - 93 Replies

From: Stephen Nichol on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:54:29 -0700

[QUOTE=David Santana;300550]how should we do shomen uchi using bokken? should we open our elbows like in this video of Morihiro Saito Sensei [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y1iXm89jI0[/url] or should we form a triangle with our elbows and body so that the elbows are closer to each other and not to bend our elbows? I know that different Sensei can have different bokken kata.. but shouldn't the basic stays the same?:confused: some people teaches the latter part which makes me wonder why it is different from the one being taught by Saito Sensei and all other references I found for that matter..:confused:[/QUOTE]:yuck: Hi David, This thread has gone all over the place and with the best intentions. I hope you have not given up on it already. My experience for what it is worth is this: Even within Iwama Ryu as handed down from Saito Sensei, I have found several Sensei, many who trained for years with Saito Sensei, 4th Dan through 7th Dan who all have a slight variation/nuance or personal 'take' on the basic suburi. They all have very logical reasons for them and when you practice them they do make sense in how the weapon work makes sense in as far as it pertains to Aikido. Our own Sensei who has trained with many of these other Sensei and even Saito Sensei, says that it is best to train as your head Sensei or Shihan instructs but to learn and understand what you can from other Sensei and take from them what you can/will. So in short, while you are just getting started, do not sweat the small stuff. ;)

Help with O'Sensei reference (Shannon Frye)

Shannon Frye — 2012-02-07T23:44:36-07:00

Spiritual: Help with O'Sensei reference - 2 Replies

From: Shannon Frye on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:44:36 -0700

That's exactly what I was searching for! Thank you so much, Demetrio!!

Shirata Biographical Article (Allen Beebe)

Allen Beebe — 2012-02-07T17:59:51-07:00

General: Shirata Biographical Article - 11 Replies

From: Allen Beebe on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:59:51 -0700

[QUOTE=Doug Walker;302626]There is no resistance in aikido, so you must read the next part. :D I really appreciate everyone's kind comments. BTW, I really think the photograph Ernesto discusses above is a big deal. The web of interconnections � Ueshiba, Takeshita, Omoto kyo, Shirata AND his family � is something to consider. Just think of a young 20 year old new uchideshi who has had one of Ueshiba's biggest and most influential supporters over to his house.[/QUOTE] What Doug said! We have enjoyed talking about the possible ramifications of these relationships for some time now. And the more information that comes out, the juicer the implications! Decisions made, and events that took place during this time period seem to have had a profound impact, probably beyond (and most probably intended to be beyond) many people's realization. :o

Stop My Technique? (Christian Moses)

Christian Moses — 2012-02-07T11:30:01-07:00

General: Stop My Technique? - 19 Replies

From: Christian Moses on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:01 -0700

Great post David. It's an interesting distinction between "blocking" and "stopping". When uke "blocks" a technique they inherently are applying force against the the directions that nage is attempting. This often creates alternate vulnerabilities which are fairly trivial for a decent practitioner to adjust into another technique. When you are able to really just "stop" a technique, this is not the case. Rather than simply trade one vulnerability for another, uke is able to reduce nage's influence over them without reacting against nage.

Onegaishimasu! (Jun Akiyama)

Jun Akiyama — 2012-02-07T10:08:46-07:00

Introductions: Onegaishimasu! - 1 Replies

From: Jun Akiyama on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:08:46 -0700

Hi Chuck, Welcome to AikiWeb and thank you for your introduction. -- Jun

12th Annual Denver Aikido Summit (Toby Threadgill)

Toby Threadgill — 2012-02-07T07:11:05-07:00

Seminars: 12th Annual Denver Aikido Summit - 0 Replies

From: Toby Threadgill on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:11:05 -0700

Hello, This is a great event hosted by Denver Aikikai that always brings together an impressive roster of instructors. I'm happy to have been involved with this event for many years. Toby Threadgill / TSYR ___________________________________________ Twelfth Annual Aikido Summit 2012 Featuring: Cindy Hayashi Sensei / Aikido West Seiji Tanaka Sensei / Hyland Hill Tomiki Aikido Kei Izawa Sensei / Aikikai Tanshinjuku Kaizen Taki / Systema NW / I-90 Система Toby Threadgill Sensei / Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu Hiroshi Ikeda Sensei / Boulder Aikikai ___________________________________________ WHEN: Saturday, March 31 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM WHERE: Denver Buddhist Temple 1947 Lawrence (Corner of 20th and Lawrence) Denver, CO 80202 Online registration available at [url]http://www.denveraikikai.com[/url] For more information, e-mail [email]denveraikikai@comcast.net[/email] or call the school at 720.570.3599

Kakejiku - looking to buy (Keith Gates)

Keith Gates — 2012-02-07T02:09:34-07:00

Supplies: Kakejiku - looking to buy - 3 Replies

From: Keith Gates on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:09:34 -0700

This seems like a reasonable price !!! [URL="http://zenart.shambhala.com/?page=scroll/3121"]http://zenart.shambhala.com/?page=scroll/3121[/URL]

On being Female in an Aikido Dojo (Ashley Hemsath)

Ashley Hemsath — 2012-02-06T19:24:00-07:00

Anonymous: On being Female in an Aikido Dojo - 78 Replies

From: Ashley Hemsath on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:24:00 -0700

[QUOTE=Janet Rosen;302546]LOL!!! Off the original topic but related to the pink belt and confounding expectations... Some yrs ago for part of an art exhibit plus some antiwar demos I bought on EBay a pink ammo belt and loaded it with...oh and they fit perfectly!...O.B. tampons.[/QUOTE] I am in awe... :) So far the worst I have done is use an actual SWAT tactical bag for overnight trips and vacations to hold all my toiletries. The magazine holders fit deodorant perfectly, and it's heavy enough that if something spills inside, it won't leak out to the rest of the suitcase.