transmitting the japanese martial art
transmitting the japanese martial art
As founder and head (dojo-cho) of the Aikido Yuyashinkai dojo, I am deeply grateful for the atmosphere that pervades our training – both on a technical and a spiritual level. Every encounter on the mat takes place within this space,…
To mark the start of the semester, here is a little dojo theory for you to read and remind. This step-by-step guide describes in broad terms how to enter and leave a (or our) dojo, how to get on and…
Just a short explanation on an apparently everlasting discussion about the meanings of the different stepping methods (ashi sabaki) as well as basic movements in Aikido like irimi, tenkan, kaiten aso. The description provided here focuses on a more practical…
Western and Eastern cultures are known to differ in many ways. This also includes their respective approaches to passing on and acquiring knowledge. Here are some thoughts on this … In Europe – or in Austria, if we want to…
In budo and kobudo, terms that are used to describe one or more types of mindset are encountered across disciplines. These include fudoshin, mushin, shoshin and zanshin. Achieving and maintaining these – even outside of training in daily life –…
This is a translation of the Aikido principles according to Tamura Nobuyoshi shihan elaborated by Rainer Dirnberger and Heidelinde Dirnberger (January 2011). The original version can be found here, further information is available here as well. I only added the…
There are many ways to explain Aikidō in words. To be honest, each of them sounds slightly different. And each is a description that does not come close to the experience. However, one approach that can be outlined relatively quickly…
When weather is bad, you can take a look at this clip for our ongoing studies of ikkyo, nikyo, sankyo … in the meantime: Helpful hint: Try to adjust the players speed to 0,5 or lower if you want to…
Wie im Alltag, abseits der Matte, so hat auch im Aikido(-training) die Art und Weise, wie wir einander begegnen große Bedeutung. Das betrifft generell in den Kampfkünsten u.a. die aufmerksame Haltung des Körpers (kamae) – auch in Relation zu einem…
Bei den waffenlosen Aikido-Techniken (tewaza) sind die Rollen des Ausführenden und jenem/jenen, an dem/denen eine Technik ausgeführt wird, zumindest im Unterreicht klar verteilt. Ersterer wird tori genannt, der/die anderen sind uke. In der Arbeit mit (Holz-)Waffen sind jedoch auch andere Bezeichnungen gebräuchlich.…