In this post, I share insights from my 5-Day Summer Camp, focusing on how to expand your perspective during Aikido practice. In this video, I demonstrate the importance of breaking free from the tunnel vision that can arise when we focus too much on the contact point. By using a shoto to connect ...

In this blog post, we delve into an advanced Aikido concept explored at my 5-Day Summer Camp. By shifting focus from the contact point to the bigger picture, we enhance our training and deepen our awareness of our partner’s movements. This video shows how employing a shoto to uke's base during su...

From my Los Angeles Summer Camp, this advanced Ikkyo workshop shows how moving between empty-hand and shoto training can sharpen your awareness and technique. Discover how switching modalities helps you feel and move through space more effectively. This is Part 2 of our Ikkyo exploration—don't mi...

Many Aikido practitioners struggle with Iriminage, especially when their partner feels immovable. In this post, we explore a game-changing approach—shifting from stiff to relaxed contact on the shoulder—to create seamless, powerful throws. Learn how to refine your technique!

Are you or your students stuck in predictable Aikido patterns? This Iriminage variation, featured in our Aikido Summer Seminar, challenges practitioners to stay adaptable and sharpens both execution and ukemi skills. Discover how breaking routine can elevate your training!

Discover how kokyu ho training can refine your Aikido skills by helping you engage your center more effectively. In this blog, we break down a progressive sequence of exercises—lying down, sitting, and standing—to develop balance, posture, and fluid movement.

Explore advanced tachidori techniques in this session from our New Year’s seminar at the Los Angeles dojo.

This blog highlights key insights and drills that can inspire and elevate your Aikido practice. Whether you're seasoned or looking for a challenge, this session delivers!

Explore tachidori (sword takeaway techniques) in this blog post inspired by my New Year’s seminar. After honing our jo techniques, we shifted to tachidori, bringing fresh challenges and opportunities for growth. Discover how these techniques can refine your Aikido practice.

Delve into the spiral principles of Aikido as we explore advanced jo techniques and their application to empty-hand waza. Discover how using your arm like the jo itself can elevate your practice and deepen your understanding of Aikido’s core principles.

Learn to apply spiral and fulcrum principl...

Discover the spiral dynamics within Aikido’s jo kata from my New Year’s seminar in Los Angeles. Learn how two simultaneous spirals can enhance your tsuki, improve your empty-hand technique, and deepen your overall Aikido practice. This principle, once understood, can transform your throws and unl...

Kubishime sankyo is rarely part of the weekly dojo curriculum, but it deepens our Aikido practice and may be included in one of our tests. So the importance is obvious.

In this post, we explore a seminar where these techniques were refined, focusing on kubishime kokyunage and sankyo.

Whether you'r...

Join me for an in-depth breakdown of Ushiro Ryotedori techniques—Kokyunage jo and Shihonage—from my New Year’s Aikido seminar in Los Angeles.

This post delves into the proper ways to invite and offer attacks, key refinements in technique, and how to elevate your Aikido practice.

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