Throw; projection. May also refer to the person throwing. Opposite of UKEMI.
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldHiromichi Nagano 長野弘道
(19 June 1947 to 1 December 2017). 8th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Professional aikido instructor and official representative for YOSHINKAN AIKIDO in Germany. Extensive judo background. Member of Metropolitan Police Martial...
Robert Nadeau
(b. 1940). 7th dan Aikikai. Professional aikido instructor. An early practitioner and pioneer of aikido in California. Nadeau began practice in the late 1950s and spent more than two years studying at the AIKIKAI HOMBU...
Musubi 結び
Knot; tie. The concept of a link between the attacker and defender permitting the smooth execution of techniques. See AWASE.
Robert Mustard
(b. 19 May 1956). 8th dan Yoshinkan Aikido teacher. First taught by Takeshi KIMEDA in Toronto in 1977. Began training at YOSHINKAN AIKIDO Hombu Dojo in Tokyo in 1986. Winner of award for best demonstration at 1987 All...
Mushin Mugamae 無心無我前
Empty or open mind, empty or open stance. A favorite saying of Kenji TOMIKI, which refers to the flexibility and relaxed state of mind and body that is the goal of his aikido. Calligraphy by Tomiki with this phrase...
Musha Shugyo 武者修業
Warrior pilgrimage. In Japanese context, particularly during the Edo Period, refers to a samurai or martial artist wandering about from dojo to dojo to test his strength and hone his skills. See TARYUJIAI.
Aritoshi Murashige 村重有利
(7 January 1895-24 March 1964). Also Aritomo. A judoka and practitioner of Katori Shinto-ryu at the Kodokan together with Minoru MOCHIZUKI in the late 1920s. Began martial arts training in 1908. Entered the KOBUKAN DOJO...
Mongolia, 1924 Expedition to
Morihei Ueshiba accompanied Onisaburo DEGUCHI to Mongolia in February 1924 on a secret expedition with the stated purpose of founding a religious colony there. Onisaburo and his party became enmeshed in local politics...