Peering into the Past
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Recently, an book on Tomiki aikido from 1966 came across my radar on the
Study Group Tomiki Aikido FB page. The title is “Aikido: A Dialogue of
Movement” a...
Ki - The Definitive Answer
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First, ki is misunderstood and glamorized by legendary mystically beliefs.
Ki, or Chi in Chinese, is not mystical or mysterious. It is not some
mystical f...
High in the Hawthorn Tree
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Today, I stay at home all day. My Friday work projects include: improving
the sunny garden, mowing and weeding in the front lawn, and watering. I
also pl...
Chinese Martial Arts in the Early 20th Century
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*There is another great article at Kung Fu Tea. This one has to do with
what the Shanghai Police had to deal with in the early 20th century, by
examining ...
One size definitely does NOT fit all
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On Sunday, there was a judo tournament, so many of the usual suspects were
not at practice until later. The first hour and a half or so was just Scott
(an ...
Is It Possible to Cross-Train Hard and Soft Styles?
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This is a great question about the relationship between hard and soft
styles: “Recently I started training in Old Yang Style T’ai Chi Ch’uan in
order to ad...
Down the Rabbit Hole
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Had a fifteen minute conversation with Edwin. Which always leaves me 1)
wishing I had taken notes and 2) fairly certain that I didn't understand
most of i...
Take the knife?
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One of the ideas for Tanto Dori that I keep hearing is that the Nage should
always take the Tanto from Uke. It sounds good.
The tanto is a very dangerous ...
Mas Problemas con Tejazushi part II
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I've been studying this clip a lot. I mentioned in part I, that our 17
kata assumes that 2 guys are walking toward each other, one trys a
shomenate and ...
Kyusho—Vital Points
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I'm a graphic designer by trade, so occasionally I get the uncontrollable
urge to redesign various bits of info pertinent to budo when I get a spare
moment...
89. Kuzure: “Breaking” the Kata
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If my martial arts readers will forgive me again, I will venture into the
world of tea (chanoyu) to draw out a concept that might apply to how we
understan...
My Kyudo Black Belt Test in Japan
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*Yatta!*
I did it!
After almost a year of practicing kyudo (Japanese traditional archery), I
took my shodan (black belt) test and passed. A year ago, all...
How to Get the Most Out of Attending Aikido Camp
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Any number of folks have commented on a perceived lack positive cost /
benefit in relation to how much it costs one to attend a major event like a
camp and...
Parents Protect and Guide Your Children
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I must tell this installment has nothing to do with Jiu Jitsu or Aikido
techniques. It is how I am feeling about the sad relationships parents have
with th...
New Web Site Layout Coming
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24FightingChickens is familiar, but it is getting a little stale. I’m going
to be doing some work coming up that will install a new wordpress template
and ...
Elbow Techniques
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My poor blog. Neglected.
I did however shoot a little film of the hiji waza set of our primary
grouping of techniques. I start with a weak line balance...
"Honor the men, challenge the material"
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I came across this *fantastic *article tonight by Rob Pincus. Besides being
right on target, it immediately reminded me of the *Great Kata War* Pat
started...
Apologies
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Hello to all my loyal readers… i hope both of you see this. theres
todays cheesy joke. i must apologize for not posting for a while but it
has been fin...
Still learning.
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So it has been 6 months since my last update and a lot has been going on.
First thing's first, i was ranked to Shodan this Saturday. I feel rather
weird ab...
More Thoughts on Christian Liberty
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I have to admit that some of the things I've heard lately about Christian
liberty have bothered me more than a little bit--and no, it's not just
because if...
One down, one to go
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I'm not a huge fan of goals -- they simply don't do well with my obsessive
tendencies. Nonetheless, when it came to fishing I had two goals for 2012:
enter...
Olympic Judo Media Coverage
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*Every four years, our beloved art gets a few minutes of media coverage.
Was it just the perfect storm that this year, most of the coverage was
terrible?*...
Real, Not-Real, Un-Real, Really Real - Part 1
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I have observed many Aikido players over the years with a fear of truly committing to the throw due to a fear, albeit it subconscious, of falling or being dr...
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