It with sadness I announce the death of T K Chiba Sensei 8th Dan Aikikai founder of Birankai International and first head of Aikikai of Great...
Ah the old "Aikido is a non-violent art" argument. Actually IMHO Aikido is an extremely violent martial art applied in a non-violent way. The...
I believe Takeda-san was a student of Yamaguchi Seigo who was Technical Director of the Hombu in the 1980's so lineage is sound. Give it a go;...
Not been on the forums for a while so interested to read this thread. Just to give some background I am a Physiotherapist, 6th Dan Aikikai and...
coming from what is often considered the more martial tradition of Aikikai Aikido my take would be that Aikido is really a method of body...
Received this from the honours committe - lets see what happens "Dear Mr. Smith, Thank you for your email below concerning the award made to...
This erroneous award may not seem like a big deal to some but it is to me. My late father was awarded the MBE for his 40 years (legitimate)...
that is correct Aikikai means "Aikido association" nothing more or less. In my opinion all Aikido if practised sincerely and (most importantly)...
Like Chris I was also around at the time and had some (peripheral) knowledge of the matter. Whilst I agree it's a good text I also agree we...
This is a good basic text from an Aikikai Shihan...
It's called kaeshi-waza reversal/countering technique) and it's useful to test both effectiveness of technique and ukeme. I think it's best used...
Try Aikido - but I'm biased.
Its dancing - although with a degree of athleticism.
Lineage is good, I know (or knew) all of these teachers and basically they don't come any better. If you're looking for traditional Aikido -...
Am I still enthusiatic? Well after 45 years training I'm still finding new things to do and ways to do them. Still enjoy training full speed...
OP if you're still interested in Aikido we in the UKA would be happy to see you - find a dojo here:...
I can only tell you about the Aikikai position. The terms Hanshi and Kyoshi are not generally used in Aikido. The highest teaching rank is...
Atemi is an absolute fundamental element of Aikido. In order to be effective the Aikidoka must be in a position to strike down their opponent...
Worth trying this school as well: http://www.azamikai.co.uk/index.html
Hmmmm. I seem to have provoked a spate of negative comments by simply stating my real life experience (albeit along time ago) I regularly...
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