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 practices.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clE-9TkTIu0 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAvL5jUoUUk 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 European network of Dojos … Continue reading TAE SEMINAR – CLASS 1: KEN
Dive into the Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo with the latest class in our Daily Training Experience… https://youtu.be/d347c6txyIk 🔥 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 place to train." - … Continue reading LET GO OR BE DRAGGED
TAKEMUSU AIKIDO ONLINE DOJO BALANCE & BREATH WORKSHOP 27 January 2024 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. Class 1: Breathing For Ease Class 2: ‘True’ Balance Learn more below and click below to register: CLICK HERE What … Continue reading BALANCE & BREATH WORKSHOP
TAKEMUSU AIKIDO ONLINE DOJO NEW MEDITATION CLASSES STARTING December 2023 REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW... Tuesdays: 13:00-14:00 CET Thursdays: 13:00-14:00 CET 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 … Continue reading IS THE WAY OUT…
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 met a fellow monk on … Continue reading THE WAY WITHIN…
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 a Buddha. Huairang: Why are … Continue reading WE EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO RETURN TO THE PLACE WE NEVER LEFT…
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 to issues we encounter on … Continue reading 11 QUESTIONS ABOUT AIKIDO
"Aikido is the manifestation of the principle of the sword in the movement of the body" – Shoji Nishio Sensei REGISTER 'THE SPIRIT OF THE SWORD'Takemusu Aikido Seminar 27-29 OCTOBER 2023 with Michael Ormerod NORFOLK, UK - Hosted by Chet Valley Aikido https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H_IKXE2URdM The idea for this Seminar is not only to explore the various … Continue reading ‘THE SPIRIT OF THE SWORD’
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