This past month I have done a focus here on my blog on the 31-jo kata that is central to aikijo, as well as some of the associated exercises. I'm certainly no expert in this stuff, but these are some of the ideas that have occurred to me as I have explored this material. If you're interested in jo-work then check out the following articles:
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Here we have a lovely hanegoshi springing hip throw! Want to discuss this blog post? Come find me on Facebook at my Mokuren Dojo FB...
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For the past several months I've been posting technique compilation videos on Saturdays and I've been following the order of the Gok...
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photo from: http://files.4medicine.pl/download.php?cfs_id=1388 Our judo and aikido teacher, Karl Geis, attributed a significant port...
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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...
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It seems that Japanese arts (we'll take aikido as an example for this post) seem to have a different concept of posture than do Chinese ...
