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Hello Paul,
Yes, your observations are somehow right. O sensei created art based on cooperation. So there is no need to put a great emphasis on pins and to restrain the attacker efficiently in the...

Do you seriously think my powerful KI-AI could shut down aikiweb server? ....hmhmh...... my uchideshi brought me wrong kind of beer and I was giving him some special 'instructions'.......

Yes to be able to practice in Old Iwama dojo you must be current member Aikikai, take with you yudansha card. Also you will have to pay some fee, I don't remember how much exactly.

If you are...

It is not my school ;) It is Kanai sensei dojo. I don't really know detailes, sorry.

The best thing is to ask Yamada sensei personaly :)

I think you did wonderful thing, not very many ppl can travel around the world in search of The Teacher.
However finding right teacher is the most important thing.Sometimes when you see him there...

I think all depends what level of training you are talking about. At complelty beginner level it is true, it is all kata and it is good tool to teach forms. But already at this level nobody will do...

Hi Tim,
My wife has exactly the same observations regarding judo and aikido (she started judo 3 years ago) . Seems that all this pivoting stuff in aikido is a reason for that problem. When you pivot...

really funny :)

The way how German saw it:
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The way how French saw it:
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The way how Italian saw...

Congratulations Tim, I wish I have enough time to try some bjj. Soon you will do better chokes that you own aikido teacher :)

Hi Tim,
Thank you for interesting practice, we appreciate very much effort to bring sensei to east coast. And new dojo is beautiful!
We had fantastic time and still recovering after so many new...

We will be there both days with my wife. Hope to meet you this time :)

I did only few seminars with Yamaguchi sensei, I found his style pretty hermetic. non one on the tatami could do even close what he did, and there were a lot of 6th dans. His techniques required full...

From what I saw, a goal of those exercises is very probably to develop ownership of space around you. Not very many ppl practice regulary a system of weapons, so they must have those special...

There are few reasons:
In randori, beginners will hurt her quickly, as they don't control very well what they are doing. All judo injuries of my wife were from beginners.

There are not very many...

My wife also started judo after quite few years aikido. now she is brown belt.
Very good idea. Healthy environement.
My advice would be
1. separate judo from aikido at all levels.
2. do a LOT of...

Happy birthday Peter!

Japan is really fantastic! I don' have too much time to practice aikido, we are busy visiting all kind of cultural spots of old JApan, but we did practice in Osaka one night. Next should be Hombu...

Hello all,
As I'll be in Tokyo and Kyoto next week, is it possible to visit a swordmaker? Do one need to take a special rendez-vous or it is enough to call just before coming?
where can I find the...

I'll be in Tokyo and Kyoto next month. Probably will go to Hombu aikikai, Iwama, may be some other places/styles.
I think 23.04 there is Tada sensei seminar in Hombu aikikai.
if some of you folks...

My wife (brown belt judo) will probably have possibility to train as a guest in Kodokan (Tokyo). Her sensei will give her introductory letter.
I'm wondering what to expect, and how they train...

Hi Stanley,
If you really like "harder edge", New England Aikikai is definitly the best choice. Top level North America aikido.
Best thing is to go and try. So we may meet one day :)

And those reasons are...? :)

90 degrees???? :rolleyes:
Have you ever done sword?
If yes, so you know, that even 10 degrees is very difficult to do against well trained opponent. And these 10 degrees is more then enough to...