Video of the day: Aikido Explained History and Purpose

What is Aikido? 

(Video of the day- Aikido Explained: History and Purpose by Aikido Sarasota.)

Click to watch Aikido Explained: History and Purpose 

Watch Aikido Explained: History and Purpose

Strong and Beautiful Aikido

Video of the Day

I'm starting a new part of this blog, Video of the Day.

I will be posting links to videos about Aikido and probably other martial arts each day. 

Click to watch 'Strong and Beautiful Aikido 

Roxas City Aikido Club is back

Roxas City Aikido Club is back! 

After more than a month of hiatus Roxas City Aikido Club is back! In my previous post,  'We Are Transferring Our Dojo', I mentioned, that we were transferring our dojo to another location, because of major leak problems on the previous venue. What delayed us from re-opening right away was our mat. Since our mat was made of compact foams, it was soaking wet when we took it out.

We Are Transferring Our Dojo

It has been more than a month now since our last practice. We had some problems with the old location of our dojo. Problems which started when it rains. They were not just simple leaks. The dojo actually gets flooded during heavy down rain.

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