A Case Study in Collaboration
- We filmed the demo at Ikazuchi Dojo, a school that doesn’t practice Iwama style aikido.
- One of the signature weapons in the demo, a razor sharp black kukri machete, was provided by Mark Cheng, a Kali instructor under Dan Inosanto.
- The video was filmed and edited, by Roy Dean, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Professor. He also wrote and recorded the musical score for the video.
- The event was organized and photographed by Anne Lee, a yoga instructor, who is not an active aikido practitioner.
- Within 10 days of Hendricks Sensei’s visit, the team was able to review 90-minutes of action footage from multiple camera angles, compose music, edit the video, and package it for release.
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Upcoming Content
- Her early training days in Monterey with Stanley Pranin and the birth of Aikido Journal (including a story about a dojo hot tub!)
- Advice for emerging leaders in the aikido world.
- Thoughts about developing, supporting, and elevating women practitioners, instructors, and leaders in the aikido world.
- Taking Classes from Kohai: Hendricks Sensei is known for participating in classes led by lower-ranked instructors. We talk with her about her thinking and motivation behind this somewhat unorthodox approach.
- Uchi-Deshi Programs: How to run a relevant and successful uchi-deshi program and what a student who commits to a program can expect.
- The greatest challenge facing the next generation of leaders in the aikido world.
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Patricia Hendricks on AikidoJournal.TV
Very nicely done Josh. Please thank Roy Dean for me. Great footage and music. Hendricks Sensei is a treasure.
Thank you Sensei! I will thank Roy on your behalf. Pat Hendricks Sensei is truly a treasure. The aikido world is very fortunate to have her leadership.
Thank you for providing such an informative video. Very nicely filmed! I am looking forward to the additional videos and interviews. Would it be possible to edit some of the videos and show them in slow motion?
Thank you!
Hi John! We shot over 90 minutes of video with 2 cameras. If we have the resources to do so, we’d love to produce other videos in different form factors. However, we’re not quite sure yet what the plan will be for that. 🙂
Next up is focusing on releasing interview content. We will keep you updated as more content is released. It’s nice to meet you here!
Wow Josh. Very interesting that Hendricks Sensei studied with Abe Sensei during her time in Japan. Would like to hear more about that.
I love being a female instructor. We need more women in Aikido and the martial arts in general. Women are naturals and are less prone to using brute force and their power comes from letting the natural grace and flow of Aikido shine through. I feel incredibly blessed at how many women I’ve been able to share my art with. Thank you to all my students for letting me be your sensei!
It is a pleasure seeing this video of Patricia Hendricks . I have a very early video of her which I know is older than 15 years because I bought it in 1995 when I was teaching Okinawan Kenpo and the beginning of my Akido training .Looking forward to seeing more videos of her in the future.
I like the pace of the demonstration you could see each moving been done it was almost like sitting in the military classroom with a military instructor on the thing that was missing was the explanation along with the demonstration .
1SG Earl Rogers Jr US Army (RET)
Thank you! I will share it with our chief instructor.
Spectacular. And Beautifully done!
I found Patricia Hendricks Aikido to be very impressive and smooth with a lot of energy. very well done.
What an experience watching Hendricks Sensei’s grace and power. Truly an inspiration to all Aikidokas, and especially to women.
Super editing and music, too. It was a privilege to watch.
[…] Frankly, if I see a technique that I feel is useful, I’ll steal it and teach it to my students as Oyo-waza (Lit: Applied technique). The same holds true for teaching methods. If I see something that I think will improve both my understanding of Aikido and that of my students, I’m all over it. This has always been my approach to Aikido, and this is the approach that EVERY ONE of my teachers has encouraged. […]