Great post. Allow me to be simplistic in my clumsy portrayal of 'intention', which also has a link to 'moral' behaviour and 'karma'. Our...
slipthejab: You are sadly right. Most Aikido styles have lost the martial element and students would be trashed and exhausted in a Daito Ryu...
HI REBEL: If only I could accept what you say (if I've understood correctly) - that if 10% remains constant then the rest may develop in...
I have to agree. The mindset and techniques of Yoshinkan Aikido are very similar to Daito Ryu. Okabayashi Sensei of Daito Ryu was able to teach...
jroe52: Hi. I've probably got this wrong, but it may be that there is one 'incarnation' of a Buddha but many 'emanations' - forms which are...
'Crappy Waza' indeed. Now where's the Nihonto for that.. Ah yes, Bulshido! :) As for the fact that he is not doing the technique 'correctly' ,...
Dave's comment was in relation to mine about Judo degenerating by almost entirely eliminating the 'martial' in favour of 'sport'. Modernising need...
I'm back, PC is fixed and feisty! The Tenchi Nage I know needs to be very dynamic to work. This guy's Uke is just gently leaning backwards and...
My PC is now messed up completely after downloading a 'free' screensaver. Idiot! I may be offline for a day or so while I rebuild the system...
Just a bit of weak humour at the end of a long day. In modern youthspeak: Lighten up, dude! Interesting point about Judo, which at the time I...
日本語 !! That bar hurts! (Ouch! Tran salted inuto Japaknees curtsey off AltaVista)
Oh no, don't tell me we have An Englishman, An Irishman and A Scotsman on this thread! I'm Anglo Irish Italian Austrian Welsh so I'm snooty,...
KOGUSOKU And when caught, is it an irimi technique with the said wooden shaft? Koyo - we never resolved such things on the mat, so we would...
Ah, I remember the bunny hops, knee rotations etc. from Judo training. Like most of the 'exercises' we did then, we now pay for it! I don't...
I once trained with a guy who was convinced that once he had his 1st Dan and wore a hakama that women would be attracted to him and fall at his...
I'm torn between the views above. If you reveal the openings of a relative beginner by embarrassing them they may never come back, particularly if...
Maybe you should try a bit of 'linear' Yoshinkan, Dave. LOL :)
Once we reached 1st Dan it was imperative to have a relaxed posture during jiyuwaza, even with a live tanto etc.. I don't have much time for...
I am grateful for the lessons in terminology. My Glaswegian stops at: 'Can yer wife sew? Well get her te stitch that Jimmy!' (Usually...
Here's a 1st draft list of Yoshinkan variants and newbies. I've posted them as others may wish to 'chip in': Kihon Dosa (Fundamental Movements)...
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