I’ve encountered various teaching methods and curriculums designed to optimize a student’s development along their personal aikido journey. These approaches emphasise similar “stages” of physical Read More
Category: Aikido
Aikido without [SHU] & [HA] by Gaku Homma Sensei
I was shown an interesting video recently by one of our Nippon Kan Headquarter graduate uchideshi alumni from Italy. In the video, the demonstrator introduced Read More
The Roll of the Aikido Uke
In all martial arts, the skills required to blend, join, evade and react to an opponent’s actions makes up the larger part of the Read More
Ki, 気 – Slightly different, yet the same
Ki? I have an idea, mostly through osmosis, so before I wrote down my notions, I thought it best to do some research, see how Read More
I wanna be able to do that…
It was an interesting revelation to me, when I got a peep at one of the core philosophies of Aikido. I really didn’t pay much Read More