“In the learning process of Aikido participation, one is always practicing with another individual who is always involved in the further benefit that they can give to their mutual training involvement. This is...
Archive - August 2009
Josh Gold“The Aikido Body” by Nev Sagiba
Will You Be Able To Do That Technique When You Are Old? A slow strike becomes a push and a fast push becomes a strike. We train slowly focussing mainly on kusushi flows as sort of “pushes” because full...
“Aikido and the Paradox of Violence: The Instructor’s Dilemma” by David Birt
“The name Aikido means “The Way or Harmony and Love,” but teaching Aikido as budo, The Way of The Warrior, involves the difficult task of reconciling Harmony and Love with violence. This “difficulty” reflects a...
Brian Kagen pick: “Teja Bell – A martial artist making a difference” by Paul Rest
“He received a black belt ranking in Tae Kwon Do Karate with In Mok Kim, a 9th degree black belt in that art. A younger Teja competed in tournaments and did full contact fighting. Yang Style Tai Chi and Qigong...
Stanley Pranin: A Messenger From Aikido’s Past
Text and photos: Jacqueline von Arb (Stavanger JuShinKan Aikido) for aikido.no, June 2009. (This article is hosted in Norwegian on aikido.no) Stanley Pranin. The name rings a bell, doesn’t it? It should! That’s...
“Zero Point” by Will Gable
“In recent years for our practice of Aikido, my realizations of what exactly we are moving towards as a real outcome of our art have been very revealing for us. We can stay in the realm of kata only and practice...
Brian Kagen pick: “When the Last Sword is Drawn” from hulu.com
“This movie was a nice surprise gem on Hulu. I wasn’t expecting to be emotional but you can’t really help it since the storyline and characters draw you into human fundamentals such as honor, family...
Brian Kagen pick: “The Lessons of Embu” by Diane Skoss
“In martial arts training it is essential, in my opinion, to have some arena in which one is forced to put oneself on the line. Arts that have shiai provide plenty of opportunity–believe me, there’s...
“Comprehensive Yoseikan Budo book in English” by Edgar Kruyning
This is to announce the publication of “The Art of Ju-jutsu,” the most comprehensive volume on Yoseikan Budo ever produced in the English language. Subtitled “the legacy of Minoru Mochizuki’s yoseikan sogo budo, a...
“Who Is To Blame?” by Nev Sagiba
The vilest people in the world revel in blame, making excuses, finger pointing and passing the buck, gossip and throwing mud. In so doing they slowly and eventually destroy themselves, but sadly also do a lot of harm on...