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Aikido Techniques and Women: Promoting Harmony with What You Learned on the Mat
Posted on December 23, 2010 | No CommentsCan using an Aikido technique to slip a front punch teach you how to resolve a family argument? Read this article to find out just how this can be done. -
Aikido Techniques: Redirecting Ki
Posted on December 20, 2010 | No CommentsRedirecting ki or energy involves blending with the force of the attack, controlling your partner's balance and then redirecting this energy through a throw or controlling technique. -
Aikido Techniques and Children: It’s About Having Fun
Posted on December 16, 2010 | No CommentsLearning Aikido techniques for children is no different than learning in school - the subject matter must engage them. If not, short attention spans will rule and there will be chaos on the mat. The challenge for Aikido instructors is to make training fun. -
Aikido Techniques and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Similar of Different
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsIt may seem odd that one may talk about similarities between Aikido techniques, and those of Jiu Jitsu. Upon closer inspection, one finds that there may be as many similarities as there are differences, including the fact that Aikido techniques find their roots in Jiu Jitsu. -
Aikido Techniques and Women: How Can Relaxation Generate More Power?
Posted on December 11, 2010 | No CommentsIt seems strange that one might contend that power in Aikido techniques can be generated through relaxation. Following the four basic prinicples of Aikido, relax completely is directly linked to ki extension which is the source of power to the practitioners of Aikido. -
Aikido Techniques: Power and Balance
Posted on December 10, 2010 | No CommentsA critical element to the effective execution of Aikido Techniques is the optimal application of power. Without balance, however, power is greatly diminished. Teaching Aikido techniques, then, is teaching both proper movement as well as balance. -
Aikido Techniques and Women – Let the Ki Flow
Posted on July 8, 2009 | No CommentsMen can generate a greater degree of power but women tend to catch on to Aikido techniques more rapidly than men. This is because they can not rely on upper body strength. They must rely on the generation of power through ki extension. -
Aikido Techniques: Kihon Waza Demonstration from Ushiro Tekubitori Attack
Posted on March 22, 2009 | No CommentsKihon waza are basic Aikido techniques. This video is a demonstration of kihon waza from the ushiro tekubitori or rear wrist grap attack. -
Aikido Techniques: Kokyunage, a basic AND advanced technique
Posted on January 11, 2009 | No CommentsKokyunage can be loosely defined as a momentum throw. Whether we are dealing with an advanced (oyowaza) or a beginning (kihonwaza) technique, the same fundamental principles apply. They include blending, redirection and control. They also involve the four basic principles.