With any activity our motivation will go up and down over time. Sometimes we can’t wait to go to training, other times it may feel like the last thing we want to do. At those times its easy to start to question why are we training at all? It is important to notice when your … Continue reading Finding The Motivation To Train In Aikido
Ki is a controversial topic in Aikido.Many Aikido teachers do not talk about Ki very much.Other will suggest that when we say Ki we mean something like breath, timing, intention, relaxation, internal power and other more easily understood concepts with a clear explanation.When Morihei Ueshiba (the founder of Aikido) died the head teacher at the … Continue reading Building Ki With Aikido
In the style of Aikido we practise at Palace Of Art (and in the other clubs in our organisation) Ki development plays a big role. You might ask what exacty are the benefits of Ki development training?I found this article about this topic at https://shinshintoitsuaikido.org.uk/ki-development/. I thought I would share it with you."Ki development training helps us to … Continue reading What Is “Ki Training”?
If you watch some demonstrations online you may find some Aikido teachers doing things that appear to be supernatural. Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL-Iv_VDQ-Q Some people see these kind of demonstrations as giving Aikido a bad name as it is all fake. Other people fully believe that we can learn to control and emit energies … Continue reading Is Aikido Magic?
In Ki Aikido one of our principles is to "Extend Ki" or what might also be called "extending your mind". I once heard another teacher say "shine like a lightbulb" to describe this state. What does this mean? One definition suggests: "Extend Ki" refers to the practice of extending one's energy and consciousness beyond the … Continue reading Extend Your Mind, Extend Your Ki
People often ask about whether Aikido can be used to defend yourself in real life. For me, the value in Aikido practise goes beyond that to where it can be used in situations every day. Often Aikido training helps to avoid confrontations before they escalate. One such situation comes to mind from a Christmas night … Continue reading A Strange Aikido Story
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