Between Heaven and Earth
In the transition from chudan no kamae to waki no kamae, the sword is for a moment above the head, in perfect vertical alignment with the spine, like a symbol of the union of Heaven and Earth...
Push up to the ear !
Ikkyo allows you to throw an opponent with destructive power at another opponent coming at a 90° angle.
IAF - 2024 Summit
Aikido is about the eternal return of the same thing : movement doesn't vary according to circumstances, it obeys a single law, a geometric law that governs the action.
Aikido and the Renaissance
Is it not on the edge of life and death that the ability to adapt to reality is best judged ?
Tai no sen
Tai no sen involves jutai-type practice: union with the dynamics of the opponent's movement, conforming to the flow of his energy (ki no nagare).
A step is missing !
It is not the irimi time that causes uke to loose balance, it is the tenkan time. This second time is therefore absolutely essential, as without it a step is missing.
Family spirit
The spirit that made the Iwama dojo such a virtuous place when Morihiro Saito ruled there as a patriarch: a quality of human relationships in which ego has no place, and which is akin to family spirit...
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