One of the challenges for our Aiki Kids and Teens (not to mention adults) is mastering the Japanese terms and phrases we use to facilitate learning aikido. ‘Onegaishimasu’ is a common phrase in Japanese, used in everyday life, and an equivalent of ‘please’ in English. Here’s an easy way to practise: say ‘on air guy she muss’ emphasising only the… Read more →
Save the Day is neither a martial art nor self-defence in the conventional sense. It’s how to break human structure. For martial artists it’s an extension of their existing training, providing knowledge and skills essential in a crisis. What it is… Save the Day is a once-and-done survival skill. Think of it as a military-grade crash-course for civilians, because those… Read more →
When the founder of aikido passed away in 1969, sword training at the Honbu dojo in Japan ceased to exist as a part of the regular curriculum. The importance and history of sword training in the study of aikido is discussed in this article by BiIl Gleason Sensei, chief instructor at Shobu Aikido of Boston. (~1300 words) At that time sword training… Read more →
Announcing our first Brisbane ‘SAVE the Day’ training. SAVE the Day is the best once-and-done training experience available in Australia. Download pdf: SAVE the Day BNE 8 Dec 2018 (full registration and payment details). Saturday 8 December 2018, 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Onami Dojo Capalaba Scout Hall 65 Degen Road, Capalaba Qld See Onami Dojo website for location details Cost $345… Read more →
Congratulations to everyone who graded at the end of Term 3! Aiki kids and teens classes resume for Term 4 on Monday 15 October. Well done to all our students who worked at improving performance at every repetition. All the hard work is paying off! Many thanks to Mel Lindenthal for her creative training exercises that engage the whole mind… Read more →
Learn to survive your attempted murder: announcing our first Sydney ‘SAVE the Day’ one-day atemi-jutsu foundation training. Download pdf: SAVE the Day, SYD 2 Dec 2018 containing full details including registration, payment and release and indemnity agreement. Sunday 2 December 2018, 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Aikido in Sydney Bridge Road School 127 Parramatta Road, Camperdown NSW See Location for… Read more →
Details of our next atemi-jutsu live training weekend in Sydney. Learn to survive the most critical 5 seconds of your life. Live training weekend Download pdf with full details including payment, registration and release and indemnity agreement 15–16 Sep 2018 (Sat–Sun), 8.30 am to 5.30 pm each day Bridge Road School, 127 Parramatta Road, Camperdown NSW 2050. See Location for… Read more →
Whistles. Dirty laughs. “Oooh, fancy hat!” A drunk young guy thrusts his crotch at me threateningly, limboing closer and closer. He’s backed up by equally drunk mates. I’m out with my husband on a rare, kid-free date night. Nothing outrageous, just a civilised drink in Glebe. We stroll arm-in-arm through quiet streets towards Central. On Broadway we hear a group… Read more →
There is no such thing as ‘women’s self defence’. There, we’ve said it. But it’s a scary world out there you say? ‘Self defence’ conventionally includes all the things you do to ensure you are not in a situation where you can be assaulted in the first place. You’re probably doing all that already, as the current debate in the… Read more →
Photos from the Australian Jujitsu Federation coaching accreditation weekend in Sydney, 23–24 June. Read more →
Well done to everyone that graded on Thursday 14 June!
All candidates demonstrated a high standard of kata and a good understanding of aiki basics.
Thanks to Mike for his feedback and assessment. Thanks to Mel for the pics.
Thanks also to everyone who came out for dinner afterwards, it was lots of fun.
Farewell Blake and best of luck in Christchurch!
The car park at the dojo will be inaccessible to both cars and pedestrians from Monday 18 to Monday 25 June while the car park is being resurfaced. Please enter the dojo through the pedestrian gate at the end of Pidcock Street, which runs parallel to Victory Lane. Cross the small park to access a second gate at the far… Read more →
Good news and less good news. We’ll be having a kyu grading on Thursday 14 June. This is a little overdue. We have a number of very strong candidates so it should be entertaining. The bad news is that Blake and Hayley are relocating to Aotearoa (ニュージーランド) in July. Better news is that you can farewell them with pizza after… Read more →
Thanks to Jon for his question on how to fold your gi top for easy transport and storage. We welcome any questions you have. If you’re wondering about something, there’s a good chance someone else is too Step 1 Lay the gi top out front-up on a flat surface. Straighten as you go.Stretch the base of the back out flat… Read more →
I had a catastrophic car accident in 2014 and after 18 months of rehab in the gym I was no longer seeing any progress. Looking for other options, I contacted an aikido school and a sabre school (I’d trained both previously) and asked how they felt about taking on someone recovering from serious injury, who did not have full control… Read more →