Speed
In the martial arts, awareness and timing are generally more important than speed. I've been outmaneuvered too many times by masters moving…
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Interview with Jeff Imada
On the early days of the Inosanto Academy Jeff Imada is an American martial artist, Hollywood stunt and fight coordinator, 2nd unit director, and…
Knife Party
Seeking martial artists familiar with a variety of weapons, mocap systems, and performance movement, we enlisted Jeff Imada and Lauren Kim to assist…
Knife defenses: Death by Disarm
One of our ongoing R&D initiatives is to explore the design space around aikido-based techniques and training methods to respond to a…
Steven Seagal – The Farewell Demo
It's December of 1981 in Osaka, Japan. Steven Seagal Sensei holds a farewell demonstration at an event celebrating his return to America…
Building an Effective Instructor Team
Every dojo has a Chief Instructor, but to scale a martial arts academy, it is necessary to build a team of instructors.…
Hijishime
Two years ago Matsuoka Sensei threw me with a form of hijishime I'd not experienced before. It was breathtakingly powerful and lightning…
Longevity and Optimal Performance for the Martial Artist
Aikido is a deep and complex art. While some techniques can be learned quickly, the art takes decades to master. With our…
Grab releases by Josh Gold
Aikido practitioners typically embrace the grab of an attacker and use it to their advantage. However, there are times when escape is…
Ikazuchi Dojo R&D Update
It’s been a busy year for us. Since releasing our Annual Update for 2015, we've undertaken a number of new R&D initiatives,…