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What Koshinage Should Feel Like...

Something you can actually work on at home during Covid restrictions and your uke doesn’t need to know Aikido... When done wrong, it...

Dec 21, 2020

We know them… we are them… I’m mainly fragile, with a bit of comedian, and way too much of oblivious. A note to my dojo - no, I didn’t...

Dec 14, 2020

"One of the difficulties that men face when studying Aikido, is letting go of the preconception that physical strength is the way to make...

Nov 30, 2020

"As you get older, your muscles weaken, and you can no longer lift and pull. In the end there's a limit to physical strength, no matter...

Nov 9, 2020

I’ve decided to update my Kiai illustration. My social interaction is seriously affected by wearing a mask. I tend to be sarcastic and I...

Nov 2, 2020

It’s your responsibility to keep yourself safe. If you’re practicing with an injury mark your uniform (we use red tape) to indicate...

Oct 26, 2020

"The difference between the living and the dead is timing". I apologize, couldn’t find whose quote it is, but I just had to use it since...

Oct 19, 2020

I usually hear the saying “Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”, but my sensei, Daniel Brasse, mentioned the other day a quote from Wyatt...

Sep 28, 2020

The Brute - The aggressive nage who will slam on a technique and see how hard he can throw or pin someone, disregarding his partner's...

Sep 14, 2020