aikido sydney

Bill Gleason rocks Sydney

by aikitaiyo on Mon 23 Jun 2014 in aikido brisbane, aikido sydney, internal strength

I was down in Sydney for the long weekend visiting family and friends. It was very nice time to catchup with a few sisters and the obligatory lounge room tanninzygake err… Rumble with nieces and nephews too. Whilst out for a stroll I spied a beautiful dojo set in the rural environs of Terry Hills. Imagine my surprise to find… Read more →

Bill Gleason rocks Sydney

by aikitaiyo on Mon 23 Jun 2014 in aikido brisbane, aikido sydney, internal strength

I was down in Sydney for the long weekend visiting family and friends. It was very nice time to catchup with a few sisters and the obligatory lounge room tanninzygake err… Rumble with nieces and nephews too. Whilst out for a stroll I spied a beautiful dojo set in the rural environs of Terry Hills. Imagine my surprise to find… Read more →

Ars longa, vita brevis, The art is long, and life is short.

by aikitaiyo on Mon 12 May 2014 in aikido sydney, aikido yuishinkai, good reads, great ocean aikido

Ars longa, vita brevis The art is long, and life is short. Andrew Sunter Sensei’s guidelines for training (Abridged and reproduced with permission) We look forward to Sunter San’s visit to our annual Winter retreat for a special session on the nature of Budo. 1.Aikido is a principle-based art, not a technique-based art. 2. Everything has advantages and disadvantages Everything… Read more →

A Union of Opposites with Seymour Sensei

by aikitaiyo on Mon 3 Mar 2014 in aikido brisbane, aikido sydney, great ocean aikido, internal strength

A big thankyou to Steve Seymour Sensei from Aikido Kenkyukai and Balmain dojo for his visit on the weekend. We were treated to a tour de force of Internal Strength as sensei shared from his current practice and further research into Internal Strength. Its almost a year since we visited Seymour Sensei in Sydney to find out a bit more… Read more →

Aikitaikai class with Sunter Sensei Sat 22nd Feb 3pm

by aikitaiyo on Wed 19 Feb 2014 in aikido brisbane, aikido sydney, aikido yuishinkai, great ocean aikido, internal strength

Continuing the Aikitaikai dialogue of late with Sunter Sensei, Schnell Sensei and other colleagues on the path, we are delighted to have Andrew Sunter as a guest for a special session on Saturday 22nd Feb from 3pm, ahead of the Sunday dan grading. Ever since visiting Okajima Sensei in 2005 (See Budo bums in japan) , we have pursued an… Read more →

Internal Strength: How we got started

by aikitaiyo on Thu 13 Feb 2014 in aikido sydney, aikido yuishinkai, catherine schnell, great ocean aikido, internal strength

Its about a decade ago since Andrew Sunter and I dropped by the Aikido Yuishinkai headquarters for Kansai (See Budo Bums in Japan). While we were there Okajima Sensei showed us some ‘other budo’ that in time was revealed to us through Aikido Yuishinkai. Dial forward a few years and the material was presented in Australia, fortunately Catherine Schnell captured… Read more →