Aikido

"Aikido is a martial art that focuses on being in harmony with any type of attack. As new-age and fluffy as this idea sounds, the principles of the art are based on ancient Samurai sword battles, where the smallest mental or physical misstep could mean death. Aikido can be as graceful as ballet or as direct and immediate as lightning. The philosophy and physicality of aikido demonstrate the principle of win/win. An attack is recognized as mere miscommunication. Therefore, the practitioner deems it inappropriate to counterattack or to win at all costs. At its highest level, no longer restricted to fight or flight, a third option becomes available to the aikidoist – one where both attacker and defender walk away unscathed and the conflict neutralized. The journey in achieving this level of mastery is one that illumines and strengthens all inner weakness, rigidity, and atrophy – much like a samurai sword that is forged through constant tempering. We start with developing our mind, body, and energy. Here, we learn skills to be martially sound while achieving harmony with an attack. Next, we focus on being in, what we call, the “flow state” with an attack to neutralize aggression with the least amount of brute force. Ultimately, we seek to practice in the creative realm where we take conflict and create something new, fresh, and authentic out of it. Lists of Aikido techniques 1. Tachiwaza - mae (standing, attacks from the front) 2. Tachiwaza - ushiro (standing, assaults from the rear) three. Suwariwaza (tori and uke sitting) 4. Hanmi handachiwaza (tori sitting, uke standing) five. Tantodori (defense against knife) 6. Tachidori (defense against sword) 7. Jodori (protection in opposition to staff) eight. Kaeshiwaza (counter techniques) nine. Henkawaza (changed techniques) 10. Kogeki (assaults in aikido) wellknown concepts 1. The fundamentals are not all the executable techniques, however a large choice of them. Aikido consists of a number of throwing and pinning techniques, which range barely relying at the attack. All can't be taken into consideration primary, however most of them need to indeed be. 2. The system of basics have to make compatibility with different aikido structures feasible. In regard to how the techniques are performed, in addition to to what strategies"