“Atemi and kuzushi MUST be part of the flow and not separate or gratuitous. There is no time. Your “decisionary preparation,” must occur in the dojo by drilling the basics with, as O’Sensei would...
Archive - October 2012
Josh Gold“Hanging Out With Back Pain-Old School Style,” by Mark Hauer
“The problem with that remedy was that after an afternoon of hard deadlifts and assistance work my gripping muscles were shot!” I feel a little intimidated adding my 2 cents worth when it comes to the...
Video: The tormented relationship between Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda
“Why would Sokaku Takeda relocate with his entire family to the underdeveloped village of Shirataki and live there the rest of his life?” Stanley Pranin presents a 28-minute lecture titled “Morihei Ueshiba and...
Focus on History — “Morihei and the Young Bucks of the Aikikai,” by Stanley Pranin”
In this video, Stanley Pranin analyzes a rare historical photo in which a number of the junior Aikikai instructors from the 1960s appear formally with Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba. He talks about each individual, and...
Book review: “A Life in Aikido — The Biography of Founder Morihei Ueshiba,” by Hugh Purser
One would be forgiven for thinking that this book was designed for the connoisseur (of aikido, if not Japanese history and culture as well) rather than the casual reader. Maybe this is the intention: the official...
“Paradigm Lost, Paradigm Regained,” by Nev Sagiba
“Aikido is a method of healing the tendencies of contention and augmenting those of harmonious interaction without losing the practicality of survivability.” – “In practical terms, applied Aikido...
Robert Bryner Sensei of Los Angeles passes
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Sensei Robert Bryner. Sensei passed on October 20th at 12:50pm surrounded by his family and friends. He will be greatly missed! The viewing will be held on...
Smart advice from the streets of San Francisco: “Reading a situation,” by Charles Warren
“Wreak havoc. This is not the dojo. My targets of preference for rear attacks, in order are knees, kidneys, neck and head.” My comment on reading a situation before intervening is to click on your awareness...
“Bucket Lists – Prosper and Live Longer,” by Nev Sagiba
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Neale Donald Walsch “Life and training are not about contest. They are about being the best that you can be for today and helping others be their...
“Differences between martial arts training and fighting methods,” by Autrelle Holland
“Morihiro Saito Sensei tells us that atemi is for actual fighting. I believe that this is common sense when facing multiple attackers.” One thing that I have learned from my practice of Kali that I have...