This past month I have done a series of posts on the first advanced kata in the Tomiki aikido curriculum - Koryu Dai Ichi. It is a seldom-performed exercise , and I think that is a shame because it tells some interesting stories about variations in initiative and variations onthe most fundamental wrist release actions. If you're interested in the topic, you might enjoy going back and checking out some of the posts this past month...
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Someone asked me a while back to post what I consider to be pros and cons of aikido and judo – sort of what I like and dislike about aiki... -
The other day, one of my aiki-betters made the comment on an online forum, "You can't learn to do soft till you know how to do hard...
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Magnificient karate! Aiki guys, check this out and see doesn't this trip you out! One of my big problems with karate-do the way it is of...
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Photo courtesy of Stephcarter A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I prefer my seated yoga practice over my standing yoga practice. But o... -
Boy, I thought that Dave had found nearly the ultimate example a few months ago of a bunch of chi-tards and their hippie shenanigans, but th...
