Roxas City Aikido Club T-Shirt Designs - It's A Way of Life

Just a couple of minimalist design for the Roxas City Aikido Club Tees. T-shirt theme: Aikido. It's a way of life.

Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Understanding the Japanese Phrases Used In Aikido

In my previous post Aikido Japanese Terms- Do We Really Need to Learn Them?, I pointed out a common problem among the beginners of Aikido, specially those who does not speak Japanese, is the use of Japanese language when the Sensei tells the students what to do during training.

Ikkyo- the First Teaching

Ikkyo -  the first teaching. In Aikido, the first technique is described as Ude osae  which is translated to arm pin which is the final position of the technique.

Ikkyo - ude osae