Aikido Technique Videos and Self Defense Training

A very nice piece taken from the Virginia Ki society website. There is, understandably a bias toward the Ki society style of Aikido but the outline it gives of the Four Principles of Ki apply to ALL...

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For those of you that don't know much about sensei Adam Cooper, he was an amazingly positive, intelligent man who was loved by everyone that came into contact with him and was one of those very rare,...

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With thanks to the Los Angeles Aiki Kai website. O-Sensei's Teachings “Aikido is a manifestation of a way to reorder the world of humanity as though everyone were of one family. Its purpose is...

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I posted an article a while back about how George Lucas was influenced by Aikido when creating the Star Wars movies - here is another great artcile from the onlineaikido.com site, which goes into...

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An Article by Henry Ellis sensei, who along with Ken & David Williams, Haydn W Foster and Eric Dollimore, was one of the original group of students in the UK first taught Aikido at The Hut dojo...

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The Psychology of Aikido by George S. Ledyard, A great article and one well worth taking the time to digest... Many people are familiar with Aikido, the non-violent Japanese martial art which...

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A cool little article I found on the "ehow" website. Instructions Step1Place a small strip of red tape on your uniform, over the injured area. A patch of red tape on your shoulder indicates that...

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I don't often post this kind of stuff, but one of my junior students sent me this link and I laughed so much my tea came out of my nose! Back to the serious stuff next week - promise!Thanks for...

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As you know, I'm always on the lookout for interesting tid-bits and articles from around the world. This is a great little article I stumbled upon, that not only offers some insight into the...

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Train with five Senior Sensei's on one day. The styles represented will be Kyu Shin Do - Ray Eder 5th dan Buikukai Aikido - Adam Cooper 3rd dan Institute of Aikido - Dunken Francis 4th dan Sounji...

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