Ki is a subtle energy that some Aikido groups and practitioners work with. However, in my experience, the presence of Ki within Aikido training is relatively rare. This is the case even within Ki Aikido groups. What often happens is that a training modality (no matter how it started) ends up devolving to being technical … Continue reading Ki In Aikido Training
As part of our Aikido training we talk about the concept of Ki. Aikido is translated roughly as “the way of harmonising with Ki” So we what exactly is that? Ki is not a commonly talked about concept within our culture and in general it is not something easy to explain or understand. Tohei Sensei … Continue reading Corroboration From Other Traditions
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Across the Aikido world, many people of all ages, genders and nationalities are happily enjoying and benefiing from their Aikido practise. They enjoy what is unique and different about Aikido. The movement, the flow, the search for staying centred, relaxed and having effortless power in their techniques. Meanwhile, a small … Continue reading The Problem With Aikido
Can Aikido training give you more energy?There are a few ways in which this is the case:As a cardio vascular exercise, Aikido can help us develop our fitness.The more frequently and longer that we train the more this can be the case.Become more fit gives us a sense of having more energy as we develop … Continue reading Can Aikido Training Give You More ENERGY
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
There are a number of ways to classify different martial arts. Some people separate martial arts into “internal” martial arts and “external” martial arts. External martial martial arts work more on developing the skills that seem obvious for fighting and self defence: punching, kicking, wrestling, grappling. The conditioning of the body within these arts is … Continue reading Aikido And Internal Martial Arts
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
I made a comment recently that there were no competitions in Aikido. This is technically not correct. There is a style of Aikido that does have competitions. In fact, there may be more than one style but the main one is called Tomiki Aikido. This was named after Kenji Tomiki, a student of the founder … Continue reading Why Are There No Competitions In Aikido?
In the world of Aikido, we don’t have competitions.This can be seen as a good thing. In theory, it should lead to Aikido being practised in a supportive and collaborative way.It also goes in turn with the Aikido idea of not fighting with our attacker but instead harmonising with the attack.But a lack of competition … Continue reading What Is Your Goal In Aikido?
Aikido is mostly an art that is practised with a partner.Our techniques may be seen as katas that not only help us to improve in our technique but also help us to develop our bodies and our minds and gradually master the principles of Ki.How then can we train Aikido on our own?Some people suggest … Continue reading Solo Training For Aikido
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