by AA | Aug 9, 2020 | General Info, Ken, Lead Article, Weapons
Blending with your opponent’s movements and taking advantage of the opening and energy presented by an attack is central to Aikido. This general principle is captured and trained into the Aikidoka through awase practice. There are a number of awase practices in...
by AA | Jul 20, 2020 | Lead Article, Weapons
It’s well known that Saito Sensei developed the 5 kumitachi kata. No doubt these katas were developed from the training he received from the founder, O’Sensei. In this post, we explore the surviving archival film of O’Sensei in search of the origins...
by AA | Mar 9, 2020 | Technical Analysis
INTRODUCTION Ura techniques are probably harder to learn than omote techniques because they often involve a 180-degree turn. Keeping your training partner in your centre and trying not to get ahead of the technique and pull your partner around, or in front of the...
by AA | Jan 21, 2020 | General Info
INTRODUCTION First some definitions for beginners. Uke is the person doing the attacking, Nage is the person defending themselves with a throw or pin, Dori is a grabbing attack such as grabbing the wrist, performed by uke, Atemi is a striking attack performed by uke,...
by AA | Jan 10, 2020 | Feb 2020, Technical Analysis
Morote Dori was one of O’Sensei’s principle techniques. In this article, we look at Saito Sensei performing the technique; breaking it down in slow motion to capture the detail. LET’S EXAMINE THE SLOW MOTION VIDEO FIRST. MOROTE DORI IN...