Do you find that you sometimes get locked down when you’re doing shihonage? That you can’t advance forward under uke’s arm?
Today’s video is Part 2 of the first of the highlights videos from our Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles last month.
The class was right after lunch so I thought it mig...
Do you find that you sometimes get locked down when you’re doing shihonage? That you can’t advance forward under uke’s arm?
Today’s video is the first of the highlights videos from our Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles last month.
The class was right after lunch so I thought it might be the ...
Do you find yourself not absorbing your attacker’s force during ikkyo? In an effort to not get overtaken, maybe you keep them too far outside of your sphere?
In today’s video, I’m going to share a couple clips from a seminar I did back in 2017 in Los Angeles. In these clips, I use shoto or short sw...
Do you have unanswered questions about shomen uchi iriminage? Especially, the contact after the entrance?
Today’s video is another from our New Year’s seminar in Los Angeles a couple months ago.
In this video, we worked on the contact point of the shoulder and the quality of that contact. We al...
Does shomen uchi attack sometimes feel awkward or unnatural to you? Especially if you’re new to Aikido, it can feel kind of strange and contrived.
Today’s video is another from our New Year’s seminar in Los Angeles a couple months ago. I was so happy to have a high ratio of white belts to black ...
I hope the new year is treating you well so far!
The first video that I shared with you this year was from a seminar I did a few months ago, where we were working on the footwork for shihonage, using bokken and shoto kata. It was a very basic footwork.
Today’s video is from the same class, but ...
We Aikido-ka do a lot of techniques from gyaku hanmi, where the outside of our arm (or the omote side) is facing the omote side of our partner’s arm.
Sometimes we don’t do as much where the inside (or ura side or our arm) and our partner’s ura side are facing each other - in other words, using a...
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Happy New Year! I hope your year is off to a great ...
Seminar: Bewegung & Lebenskunst Dojo in Bonn, Germany
With just 2 more weeks until the New Year, maybe you’re thinking of New Year’s goals? Is one of your New Year’s goals to take your Aikido to the next level? To continue improving?
If so, I hope today’s video will give you some insight, inspi...
Do you sometimes find yourself trying to force uke to move in a certain way? Is it a challenge to move in a way yourself that will be more likely to elicit a spirit of cooperation from uke?
In today’s video, I’m going to share a couple clips from a seminar I did a couple months ago in Bonn, Germ...
Do you sometimes find yourself zeroing in on upper body connection and losing sight of the big picture? And specifically, uke’s base?
Using shoto towards their base can renew your sense of “the big picture” in your training.
In today’s video, I’m going to share a couple clips from a seminar I d...
Do you ever use short sword, or shoto, for new inspiration and insights in your Aikido? Do you want to know how it can help your empty hand technique?
In today’s video, I’m going to share a couple clips from a seminar I did back in 2018 in Los Angeles. In these clips, I compare and contrast Ikky...
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