“One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.“
โ Morihei Ueshiba
WELCOME TO THE TAKEMUSU AIKIDO ONLINE DOJO
We are a dedicated group of Aikido enthusiasts training in the Takemusu Aikido line, a traditional form of Aikido that was passed on from O Sensei to the late Morihiro Saito Sensei (1928 โ 2002). The philosophy of the Online Dojo is to create a space where we can share our practice wherever, whatever the current circumstances.
It is an opportunity to go deeply into a modern embodiment practice, rooted in the Japanese Martial Tradition and Culture. Whilst the training is serious and demanding, it is always carried out in a playful and joyful manner, designed to engage and challenge the beginner and seasoned practitioner of all levels.
Learn more about the Online Dojo below and check out our Daily Training Schedule:
Join the Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo to celebrate our 3 year anniversary!
๐ฅ 3 YEARS
๐ฅ 3 INSTRUCTORS
๐ฅ 3 CLASSES
April 2020 saw the creation of the Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo, as a response to the Covid Pandemic โ giving people the opportunity to continue their daily practice. The philosophy of the Online Dojo is to create a space where we can share our practice wherever, whatever the current circumstances – to train shoulder-to-shoulder in the spirit of sharing and learning together.
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AIKIDO ONLINE
DAILY TRAINING EXPERIENCE
With Michael Ormerod, 3rd Dan Aikikai
Our Daily Training Experience is an in-depth exploration of the art of Aikido, and is guided by Michael Ormerod โ Chief Instructor of the Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo. An opportunity to go deeply into a modern embodiment practice, rooted in the Japanese Martial Tradition. The training is serious and demanding, but always carried out in a playful and joyful manner, designed to engage and challenge the beginner and seasoned practitioner of all levels. You will be guided in this journey with the help of detailed instruction โ on a technical, feeling, and energetic level. The main challenge with the training is to โconvertโ the audio/ visual teachings into a kinaesthetic feeling-sensation in your own body-being. The most important thing is to allow yourself to listen more deeply to your own body and eventually, through your own efforts, become your own teacher!
โYou yourself have to change, and therefore you have to learn to observe, to know yourself.
This learning about yourself is a fascinating and joyous business.โ
โ J. Krishnamurti
Early 2020 saw the creation of the Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo, as a response to the Covid Pandemic โ giving people the opportunity to continue their daily practice. All classes are online, live, and interactive โ taken as part of a group via Zoom Meetings. Our community is made of members from many different countries, all training in the spirit of sharing and learning together.
Discover the Art of Non-Resistance
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ is an in-depth exploration of the art of Aikido, guided by Michael Ormerod – 3rd Dan Aikikai.
The training weaves in and out of the Takemusu Bukiwaza and Taijutsu systems. The focus being on solo body and weapon work to help you gain a fuller understanding of the Principles that underpin Aikido – Centering, Connecting, Blending, Harmonising, and essentially: Non-resistance or Non-contestation.
Michael is a student of Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros – 6th Dan Aikikai, Chairman of Traditional Aikido Europe and direct student of the late Morihiro Saito – 9th Dan Aikikai. Find out more about our lineage here:
“We discover that the richness of life isn’t all created by people, events, and acquisitions, but by our ability to open up and fully be with whatever is occurring – present in heart, body, mind, and connecting fully with others and with life.”
โ Peter Ralston, The Book of Not Knowing
What our students say about the Online Dojo:
โMichaelโs classes feel very much like having a personal trainer. It feels like a very one-to-one relationship. He provides the motivation and inspiration and technical guidance, he sets the challenge. I remain focused on what I am doing and each class is an achievement of personal discovery.โ
โ Adrian, UK
โThe online classes have brought me in contact with international participants and the feeling I get from the classes is always positive. It is an honour to be part of this group.โ
โ Bernie, Netherlands
ONLINE CONTENT
The training is recorded LIVE and available for you to review in your own time. This can be accessed through YouTube. You can find over 500 videos uploaded on our Channel, including over 300 hour-long classes, Workshops, and week-long Intensives.
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