Takemusu Aikido Society

There are no matches in Aikido. Instead, its exercises are occasionally demonstrated for public assessment of skills acquired in day-to-day practices. Until a decade ago*, Aikido was barred from public view for fear that its techniques may be stolen. The situation has changed now. Public demonstrations provide an extremely valuable opportunity to popularize Aikido. The Founder would not unveil Aikido to the public in former days. His sentiment in those days, as I recall it, was not a mere apprehension that Aikido’s techniques may be stolen as a result of their public debut. Uppermost in his mind was probably the fear that that techniques may be subjected to warped interpretations with the popularization of Aikido and handed down to posterity as such. It is important for us to remember this at a time when Aikido has become accessible to the public. The instructors are therefore called upon to observe carefully how their trainees perform at public demonstrations and use their finding...

 After the long break we resumed our outdoor training in Ringsend park. We studied jo suburi today: Tsuki no bu Chokuzuki Kaeshizuki Ushirozuki Tsuki gedan gaeshi Tsuki jodan gaeshi Uchi no bu Shomen uchikomi Renzoku uchikomi Menuchi gedan gaeshi Menuchi ushirozuki Gyaku yokomen ushirozuki Katate no bu Katate gedan gaeshi Katate toma uchi Hachi no ji gaeshi Hasso no bu Hasso gaeshi uchi Hasso gaeshi tsuki Hasso gaeshi ushirozuki Hasso gaeshi ushiro uchi Hasso gaeshi ushiro barai Nagare no bu Hidari nagare gaeshi uchi Migi nagare gaeshi tsuki

 Today we focused on the Shihonage grip. We covered techniques as follows: Tai Jutsu: Tai no Henko Tai no Henko Ki no Nagare Morotedori Kokyunage (Kokyuho) Katatedori Shihonage Omote & Ura Katatedori Kokyunage (Shinonage grip with elbow forward throw) Zagi Kokyuho Bukiwaza: 6 no kata 6 no Awase 6 no kata short versions (5 and 4 movements)

 The Aikido Founder, Morihei Ueshiba, passed away on the 26th of April 1969. We honoured his memory by doing the techniques from "Budo" manual written by O-Sensei in 1938. The techniques covered: Tai no Henko Irimi Tenkan Katatedori Iriminage Shomen Uchi Ikkyo Omote Shomen Uchi Iriminage Yokomen Uchi Iriminage Yokomen Uchi Shihonage Omote Yokomen Uchi Gokyo Zagi Kokyuho

 Today we covered the techniques as follows: Tai no Henko Tai no Henko Ki no Nagare with turn Morotedori Kokyuho Tsuki Kotegaeshi Tankendori (or tantodori - knife taking technique) Tsuki Kotegaeshi Tsuki Ikkyo Ura Tankendori Tsuki Ikkyo Ura Zagi Kokyuho

 Today we covered the techniques as follows: Tai no Henko Tai no Henko Ki no Nagare Morotedori Kokyuho Tsuki Kokyunage (Kokyuho) Tsuki Shihonage Omote & Ura Tsuki Kokyunage (elbow control) Tsuki Kotegaeshi Zagi Kokyuho This week we celebrate the first anniversary of our dojo. All members got small presents to commemorate this milestone. 

 Today we focused on irimi entrance: Taijutsu: Tai no Henko Tai no Henko Irimi variation Katatedori Kokyuho Katatedori Kokyunage (Iriminage-like throw) Katatedori Iriminage (low release) Katatedori Katame Waza Katatedori Ikkyo Omote Bukiwaza 6 Jo Kata 5 Jo Kata 4 Jo Kata 6 Jo Awase

Tamotsu Fukuda (1931-2020), a direct student of O-Sensei told: There are skinny people, fat people, tall people, and short people. Everyone should become strong in their own way. The old (elderly) and the handicapped (including the injured) can become strong by doing the techniques that they are capable of. That is what Aikido is all about. Such people may not be able to participate in karate or kendo matches, but they can participate in aikido demonstrations. Aikido instructors are supposed to raise such students. Fukuda Sensei and Raman Bekarevich

  Today a newcomer came to our dojo to feel the spirit of Aikido. We did bukiwaza (weapon techniques) as it was the first practice of the month. We studied jo suburi today: Tsuki no bu Chokuzuki Kaeshizuki Ushirozuki Tsuki gedan gaeshi Tsuki jodan gaeshi Uchi no bu Shomen uchikomi Renzoku uchikomi Menuchi gedan gaeshi Menuchi ushirozuki Gyaku yokomen ushirozuki Katate no bu Katate gedan gaeshi Katate toma uchi Hachi no ji gaeshi Hasso no bu Hasso gaeshi uchi Hasso gaeshi tsuki Hasso gaeshi ushirozuki Hasso gaeshi ushiro uchi Hasso gaeshi ushiro barai Nagare no bu Hidari nagare gaeshi uchi Migi nagare gaeshi tsuki

 Today we covered the techniques as follows: Tai no Henko Tai no Heko Ki no Nagare Morotedori Kokyuho Shomen Uchi Ikkyo Omote & Ura Shomen Uchi Nikyo Omote & Ura Shomen Uchi Sankyo Omote & Ura Shomen Uchi Yonkyo Omote Zagi Kokyuho