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Does Aikido Work?
justlikeswimming: By Paul Chapman Renshinkai Melbourne In the face of the huge popularity of spectator combat sports like Brazillian Jujitsu, MMA and Kickboxing as well as numerous systems of “Reality Based Self Defense”, Aikido seems to have recently taken a “king hit” in the ring of public opinion. An NHK World Aikido documentary that begins by asking ‘does Aikido really work?’ Skip to 3:11...
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WatchWatch
grabmywrist: I happened to stumble onto this video via iTunes today. It’s part of a video podcast series on culture in Spain. It simply and elegantly answers “what is Aikido?” in terms anyone (non-practitioners) can easily understand. Nicely done. I recommend Full Screen mode (click the little monitor icon). Nice video of a softer type of Aikido. There are, of course, more self defense...
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Aikido was fun as always^^ Gotta learn how to...
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Minimal: Masakatsu Agatsu - True victory is... →
mnmal: Rod Kobayashi Sensei said: If you calmly maintain control over yourself, you will not only find a way to control the opponent but will also be able to control the situation before drastic action is necessary. One must first learn to control oneself before attempting to harmonize and control…
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Lessons from the world of Aikido | Presentation... →
mnmal: Presentation Zen has this terrific article about what you can learn from Aikido on the world of preparing presentations (and life). Aikido is very closed to my heart and I think it can be applied to everything in life. Read the whole article, it’s very very good. Even if an audience member does choose to assume the role of “opponent,” your irritation or any display of anger will surely...
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Minimal: Muda and Kaizen →
mnmal: Muda (無駄) is a traditional general Japanese term for an activity that is wasteful and doesn’t add value or is unproductive. kaizen (改善, Japanese for “improvement”) is a Japanese word adopted into English referring to a philosophy or practices focusing on continuous improvement in manufacturing…
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