
Chapter II - The Four Aiki Laws - #1 Riai
The outline of Tadashi Abe's book is identical to the outline followed by Morihei Ueshiba in Budō.
Philippe Voarino studied at the dojo of the Founder of Aikido, in Iwama. Master Saito passed on his method to him, encouraging him to discover, beyond this teaching tool, the true art of O Sensei.
The outline of Tadashi Abe's book is identical to the outline followed by Morihei Ueshiba in Budō.
日々ノ練習ニ際シテハ先ッ體ノ變更 - Daily training begins with tai no henkō. There is an Aiki strategy......
During the movement, the hips pass through a moment when they are facing forward, at the same level. The name for this moment is kenka goshi (喧嘩腰), which means that the hips (koshi 腰) are positioned to strike (kenka 喧嘩).
體ノ變化後両足ヲ六方に開き 姿勢ヲ安定セシマルを要ス - The translation of this sentence into English is just as extravagant as the previous ones...
足ノ踏ミ方ニハ外六方、内六方及外巴、内巴アリ 練習ノ際ニ傅授ス - The translation of this sentence in the English version of Budō is mind-boggling...