Philippe VOARINO
from FRANCE
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.
Kajo (correction) # 1
A dozen years ago, I wrote a long series of 23 articles: the ‘Kajo’. I made a mistake in my presentation at the time of this knowledge which is fundamental to a proper understanding of Aikido. Today I would like to correct this error.
Kubi shime
The rotation must be carried out in the way that undoes the grip. To do this, you must rotate by cutting on uke's lower arm. Cutting on uke's upper arm is a mistake that has the effect of locking uke's grip even more tightly, and thus increasing the power of his stranglehold.
Kan geiko
Kan geiko is a pared-down, rigorous, even repetitive training, designed in such a way as to emphasise the essential, and which traditionally takes place on 11 January, at the time of Kagami biraki...
Protecting without protection
In the Aiki-jo movement called tsuki jodan gaeshi uchi, the jodan gaeshi time is not a protection time, it's an attack time...
Mission of tai no henka
Tai no henka is not a technique, and yet there is no Aikido technique in which this "movement" is not present...
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