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31 May 2022, 12:40
30 May 2022, 15:55
“Bear in mind that shiho nage is a high-risk technique. It seems that on several occasions in Japan, trainees have died as a result of injuries sustained to the head and neck after having been slammed backward onto the mat”
28 May 2022, 11:31
Koppo is the “dark side” of Aikido training. Yes, the purpose of Aikido is healing; healing is the “light side” (as Sensei describes this, he holds his hand out and shows the top, then the bottom of his right hand). The koppo side of Aikido studies destruction, and knowledge of how to destroy an attacker in order to save your life and the lives of others.
25 May 2022, 14:18
He was an apostle and a madman, and we were playing with that which he had sacrificed his life for.
24 May 2022, 14:05
Seito no Kangae
Alex Tighe gives an insight into his experiences of Aikido so far.
A poem about the hidden depths of Suburi
“Before enlightenment - fetch wood and carry water.
After enlightenment - fetch wood and carry water”.
After leaving Tomiki Aikido