TDA Training (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Those of you who've trained in Filipino martial arts (FMA) may recognize some of the techniques. Ditto for you traditional Ju-Jitsu or Aikido folks. Interesting material. LEOs should also note that their ASP training comes directly from FMA. Flashlight as DT weapon Any observations you'd like to share?
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
I could blame the weightlifting -- the bench presses and overhead military lifts that put the shoulder under pressure. I could blame the arm-twisting I get three times a week from my aikido buddies (are you listening, Jean Luc').
So, You Want To Start Aikido? (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
For a while now I've wanted to compete in Aikido, not necessarily a big flash tournament but something at club level. Unfortunately, I've never really had the chance...until now. As a club we had decided to go and watch an international championship and up until two months ago, it hadn't actually registered that we as a club could actually compete. So, yes, with a good 'lets have a go' attitiude, I...
House Art Journal (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Our family was recently gladdened by the return of an old friend to our area. Nick has been a favorite family friend for years, a juggler-aikido master-tea-loving Catholic with a deeply serious faith (some readers will note his resemblance to my character Paul Fester from The Midnight Dancers : it would be more proper to say that Paul Fester resembles him). Several years ago, Nick moved away, but...
TDA Training (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
[Nathan- Today's guest post is by the estimable Patrick Parker of Mokuren Dojo , and is a response to our post, How does Aikido deal with the jab? Mr. Parker is a long-time judo & aikido teacher, and exercise physiologist based out of Mississippi ] So, how do you deal with the boxer’s jab in aikido? I think you first have to think about what boxing and aikido are. Boxing is a sport in which the competitors...
TDA Training (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Let's rephrase that: How does the art of Aikido deal with an uncommitted attack of the snappy, balanced flavor? Or, how do you throw, lock, or break a weapon (arm) that isn't there? I remember experimenting with this during my several years training in Canton Wing Chun. A group of us were training on Pak Sao (an open hand block/parry with the palm) in the basement of our Sifu [instructor], and someone...
One Citizen Speaking... (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Evildoers … It is well known that malevolent forces in our society have infiltrated our institutions: government, law enforcement, education, law, labor unions and the environmental movement. In essence practicing political Aikido, using our own institutions and laws against us...
TDA Training (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Pat commented to yesterday's post ( Boxing Combinations Revisited ) by shamelessly plugging his post ( Boxing and Aikido ), which was inspired by an older post here at TDA, The Three Cs of Sparring: Offense and Defense - repost . Confused? As I reread my own post, then Pat's, I reflected on the nature of fighting, and all combat, as being composed of: Approach: Closing with the enemy (getting into...
icWales (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
A NEW Aikido club is starting up at the Maes-y-Coed Community Centre, Jubilee Gardens, Birchgrove, Cardiff, where there will a demonstration tonight between 8.30-9.30pm.
icWales (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
A NEW Aikido club is starting up at the Maes-y-Coed Community Centre, Jubilee Gardens, Birchgrove, Cardiff, where there will a demonstration tonight between 8.30-9.30pm.
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
California Senator Barbara Boxer practices political aikido on John McCain's acceptance speech: Last night at the Republican National Convention, John McCain used the word "fight" more than 40 times in his speech. In the 16 years that we have served together in the Senate, I have seen John McCain fight. I have seen him fight against raising the federal minimum wage 14 times. I have seen him fight...
Total Karate (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
We recently had a look at some Taekwondo action. Here's another martial art, this time it's aikido. This is a nice demonstration of it. Sometimes I post stuff for the benefit of the students at our club, just for general interest to show them what other people do. I hope you find this interesting!
AppzDrive.com (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
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Paulo Coehlo's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
By Paulo Coelho Constant growth Life is development. To achieve this, climb high mountains and descend into the deepest valleys of your soul. Breathe in and feel that you are sucking in everything that exists in heaven and earth. Breathe out and feel that the air leaving your body carries the seed of fertility, and will make [...]
Paulo Coehlo's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
By Paulo Coelho The art of peace Continuing the theme in Warrior of the Light #35, I’d like to say some more about Aikido, one of the few martial arts I have ever practiced. Created by the Japanese master Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), the word means "The art (or way) of peace." I remember spending endless nights with [...]
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aikidomma | 04/01/2008
Aikido Secrets Everyone Should Know When an attacker is approaching, the person only has a split second to decide whether to dodge or block the move of the opponent. There is no point thinking about what this happened in the first place but the concern now is just to stop it. In a fight, the person can make a counter attack in the hopes that the individual will be subdued. There is another way of...
