http://aikidotechnique.net Videos on Aikido Techniques and Training. Self Defense and Aikido Martial Arts Techniques Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:21:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ... http://aikidotechnique.net/aikido/the-teachings-of-o-sensei/1077 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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ... http://aikidotechnique.net/aikido/star-wars-george-lucas-aikido-ki-and-the-force/1076 A wonderful except from a radio interview with the founder of Aikido (subtitles). Inspirational (and he shows what a great sense of humour he had).Thanks for taking the time to read this blog, and I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, ... http://aikidotechnique.net/general-aikido-posts/aikido-o-sensei-morihei-ueshiba-interview/1075 A great bit of footage of Saito Sensei performing 'basic' techniques outdoors. Very interesting to watch how his movement and especially his bokken cuts are performed, compared to later on in his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... http://aikidotechnique.net/general-aikido-posts/early-video-of-saito-sensei-iwama-c1964/1074 While I'm not entirely sure about the quality of the blade or kabuto used in this video, I do find the display interesting. Watch and enjoy. For those of you interested in learning more about this practice, I believe it's called Kabutowari. http://aikidotechnique.net/tameshigiri/kabuto-cutting/1073 Today I just started working on a Sale items page over at South New England Martial Arts Supply. At the moment two items are listed at sale prices: a white size five, double weave Judo Gi for $75 and the Shinto Elite Katana from CAS Hanwei. The Shinto ... http://aikidotechnique.net/martial-arts-supplies/martial-arts-supply-sale-items/1072 So, last night I wore a sample keikogi that I'll be selling at SNEMAS.Com and found it to be a good, quality gi for kenjutsu practice. I ordered a size five as my sample, and at 6'0" I found the gi a tad large for my 160 pounds. ... http://aikidotechnique.net/martial-arts-supplies/keikogi-review/1071 I'm in the process of setting up a new martial arts supply website at South New England Martial Arts Supply dot Com. So far I have some uniforms for aikido and ken jutsu, Cas Hanwei blades, and accessories on the site for sale. Feel free to check out ... http://aikidotechnique.net/general-aikido-posts/my-new-website/1070 To get in at least 10 hours Aiki a week. Normal class schedules give me a regular 8 hours so intend to get out and about more this year and get to share as much Aikido as possible. Get physically... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full ... http://aikidotechnique.net/aikido-martial-arts-self-defence/my-aikido-new-years-resolutions-for-2010/1069 This weekend I started putting together some products for my soon to be built martial arts supply website. And on that note, here's an image of the keikogi I'm excited to be offering for kenjutsu and iaido practice. The keikogi features an extra long cut and no side ... http://aikidotechnique.net/general-aikido-posts/keikogi/1067 sexy blog