To perform aikido your body needs to be relaxed & supple. Aiming to stretch for 10-15 minutes 4-6 times a week not only helps to keep the body supple, but it also introduces the habit of regular practice into your life.
Jo suburi instructional videos from Aikido Alive and Takemusu Aikido Nederlands.
Your printable guide to the 20 jo suburi.
How to perform the 31 kumi jo paired partner exercise.
Detailed instructions on how to perform the 13 jo kata, with a demonstration video from Sensei Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros.
We will be celebrating the club’s Anniversary on 10th June 2017 and would love to see you all on the mat to help us celebrate. Book online now.
You’ll hear plenty of unfamiliar terms in the dojo, but this list will help, even if you know just a few.
Two or three months ago I built myself a tanren uchi. Afterwards I realised that I should have taken some pictures to illustrate how I did it so that I could write a brief “how to”, as I couldn’t find anything like this on the web when I looked before building mine.
When we first start training aikido it can all seem a bit overwhelming. There’s a lot to take on board & our minds are a little overloaded. Hopefully, these hints & tips will help to clarify things by removing some of the ‘noise’ (excessive thoughts & superfluous movements) that can distract you.
It is widely recognised that Aikido owes much of it’s development to kenjutsu – the art of the sword, but I like to think that we go further than simply using sword techniques. I like to think we become a living katana.