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Masters of the Universe, the Aikikai and the Shihan Certification
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Masters of the Universe®, Mattel Inc. "Shihan" - most often translated as "Master Instructor". Sound pretty important?The term wasn't used much when I first started Aikido, but it seems to be the title to have nowadays.In Japanese, the Kanji for Shihan (師範) break down to "instruct" and "mod... (original story)
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Morihei Ueshiba - Profiles of the Founder
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Profiles of the Founder, BAB Japan 2009 開祖の横顔 (Profiles of the Founder) was published in Japanese in 2009 by the publisher of Gekkan Hiden ("Secret Teachings Monthly"), a well known martial arts magazine in Japan. It contains 14 interviews with direct students of Aikido Founder Morihei Ue... (original story)
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Aikido without Peace or Harmony
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Cover of "Budo Hiketsu Aiki no Jutsu" ("Secret Methods of Budo Aiki no Jutsu")Published in Meiji Year 33 (1900) Aikido is often known as the "Art of Peace" or "The Way of Harmony". Sometimes it is described as "The Way of Harmonizing Ki". "Do" of course, is "The Way", and the word "Ki" is so common... (original story)
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Aiki, Iki, Kokyu, Heng-Ha and Aun, Part 2
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Heng Ha Er Jiang (哼哈二将, the two Generals Heng and Ha), from Fengdu China Above are two more Kongo-rikishi ("Guardian King") statues of the type that we talked about in Part 1 of "Aiki, Iki, Kokyu, Heng-Ha and Aun".This time the statues are from the ghost town of Fengdu China - which is an e... (original story)
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Aikido and the Floating Bridge of Heaven
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The Gods Izanagi and Izanami on the Floating Bridge of Heaven from the series "An Illustrated History of Japan" by Utagawa Hiroshige, circa 1847-1852Honolulu Academy of Arts The "Floating Bridge of Heaven" ("Ame no Uki Hashi") is an important part of the Japanese creation myth. According to the Koj... (original story)
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Aiki, Iki, Kokyu, Heng-Ha and Aun
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Kongo-rikishi statues at the gate of Horyuji Temple Kongo-rikishi statues at the gate of Horyuji TempleThe Kongo-rikishi statues that guard the gate to the inner sanctum of Horyuji Temple are the oldest in Japan. These "Guardian Kings" were said to have traveled with Shakyamuni Buddha, in order to ... (original story)
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Aikido Thursday Night - 4/19/2012
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Aikido players: Troy, Sal Ukemi:Two falls each left and right The Walk:Not tonightReleases:Not tonightTechniques:Sal worked on Gedan-ate and Ushiro-ate. Struggled on both.Troy worked on Kote-hineri and Tenkai Kote-hineri. He struggled with the footwork on Kote-hineri and struggled with the arm bar... (original story)
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Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 3/31/2012
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Aikido players: Tim, Troy, Brad, Gayle, Roderick, and ReeseUkemi:Did a full set of left and right sided falls. Right foot aches on the left-sided rolls, but that will improve.The Walk:Twice, as usual.Releases:I ran through all 8 with Roderick. It went pretty well.Techniques:I worked on Shomen-ate ... (original story)
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Making Aikido Into a Combat Art With Matrix Aikido
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One of the most astounding facts in all the martial arts is that Aikido does not work well in combat. The reason this is astounding is because it is derived, to large degree, from Daito Ryu Aiki Jujitsu, which is one of the most combat ready arts in existence. Interestingly, it doesn't take much to ... (original story)
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Aikido Secrets Everyone Should Know
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