“It is said the warrior’s is the twofold Way of pen and sword, and he should have a taste for both Ways.”
– Miyamoto Musashi
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USHIRO WAZA
Ushirowaza serves as a vital part of aikido training, emphasizing awareness, posture, and movement under constraints. This method starts with fixed grabs to establish form, progresses into subtle movements within these constraints, and culminates in dynamic exchanges that enhance timing and awareness. It fosters essential skills applicable to all aikido…
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BOKKEN BASICS: Finding the Arc
A short instructional video focussing on ‘Bokken Basics’ with Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros, 7th Dan Aikikai. The focus of this video is the arc of the cut in a basic Shomen uchi – in four steps. Filmed at the Takemusu Aikido Motril Dojo
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TAE SEMINAR – CLASS 1: KEN
Traditional Aikido Europe Seminar Taught by Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros (7th Dan Aikikai) in Dorset, UK, May 2024. Class 1: KEN Full playlist: • TAE DORSET UK SEMINAR – MAY 2024 – Lewis B… Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros is the Technical Director of Traditional Aikido Europe. He is the senior instructor and examiner on behalf of Hombu Dojo of a…
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LET GO OR BE DRAGGED
Dive into the Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo with the latest class in our Daily Training Experience… 🔥 Filmed live on the 3rd September 2024. “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…
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BALANCE & BREATH WORKSHOP
Learn more below and click below to register: A one-day online workshop for all martial arts enthusiasts. Elevate your skills through focused breathwork and balance training. All styles and levels are welcome. Each class is dedicated to specific areas of breathwork and balance… Class 1: Breathing For Ease Breathing should…
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IS THE WAY OUT…
Welcome to our new group meditation class at the Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo, focusing on sitting meditation, known as Shikantaza (‘just sitting’). We seek to cultivate a present-centered, calm, and open-focused state of awareness. This mindset involves engaging with ‘what is’ and relinquishing resistance and reactivity. See below for full…
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THE WAY WITHIN…
JIKI SHIN KORE DOJO (“Willing heart is the dojo”) This statement, recorded in the Book of Yuima, is attributed to Yuima Koji, who was thought to be an enlightened teacher during the earliest stages of development for Buddhist teaching. One day on his way back to the city, Yuima unexpectedly…
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WE EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO RETURN TO THE PLACE WE NEVER LEFT…
A Zen story on confusing cause and effect with the realisation of what is ‘already the case’. It recounts the first meeting between Mazu and Huairang, and is one of the most famous encounters of Zen history. Huairang: Why are you sitting in meditation? Mazu: Because I want to become…
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11 QUESTIONS ABOUT AIKIDO
In this long form interview between Jesper L. S. Nordin, a distinguished Danish conductor, and Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros, 6th Dan Aikikai, a dialogue begins to unfold on the essence of Aikido as a martial art – its goals, purpose, and appeal in our modern age – and topics relating…
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‘THE SPIRIT OF THE SWORD’
‘THE SPIRIT OF THE SWORD’Takemusu Aikido Seminar 27-29 OCTOBER 2023 with Michael Ormerod NORFOLK, UK – Hosted by Chet Valley Aikido The idea for this Seminar is not only to explore the various sword forms in the Takemusu Aiki-ken system, but to understand the logic, purpose, and intention behind each…
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10 KUMIJO EXPLAINED
Demonstrated and explained by Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros, 6th Dan Aikikai. With Arjan de Haan, 5th Dan Aikikai – Takemusu Aikido Weesp Developed by the late Saito Morihiro Sensei (9th dan) these are jo partner exercises (kumijo) which explore particular issues of timing, distancing, and angles – with an emphasis…
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I CAN’T HELP YOU
A farmer came to see the Buddha for a solution to the problems in his life. My first problem is my work, he began: “I like farming, but sometimes it doesn’t rain enough, and my crops fail. Last year we nearly starved. And sometimes it rains too much, so my…
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