good day to anyone out there still, I wanted to drop you all a quick note that I am back in the game. I will be starting a new club in Dallas Texas. It has...
I was just viewing the lists activities and I am a little concerned that 2004 is really bad. less then half of the postings from the previous year. so.... ...
Hi Mick, Welcome back man! Good to see that you are back in the Aikido world. You want some contoversy discussion huh? Ok. In honor of your return here we...
Hi Steve, here is the info: Nokia Aikido Club c/o Nokia Fitness Center Nokia Inc. Building 4 6000 Connection Drive Irving TX, 75039 I am starting to wonder if...
Good one! I think that the tapes from the hombu are excellent! They give you the basic shape of how to do aikido. then to learn the "magic" you need to get...
I think bush would be better because he is really small and it seems to be an advantage to be a little shorter. ... techniques. ... would like ... concerned...
Well I think videos are really good for learning because it's done right and you can watching it again and again and it's always done the exact same way to...
You can learn the overall positions,weight transfer,etc by observing someone else or a good video however you still have to practice the tech. to obtain the...
JIM MAWHINNEY
dk_wolf@...
Oct 6, 2004 6:46 pm
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okay ease up on frashad, you can never get good at Aikido by watching videos however you can get the form. Mustard sensei talks about kata and waza, if you...
I tend to understand my knowledge of Aikido as having breadth (width) and depth. The breadth is made up of all the new techniques I keep learning (since I have...
Geezus, Brian! Are you stirring this crap up just for Mick's sake - since he did want to get some controversy going? In my humble opinion, you are taking what...
hi everyone i just dont get it its so funny first of all the thing that i said befor was all my idea about aikido and i dont expect no one to be agree with me ...
hi everyone i just dont get it its so funny first of all the thing that i said befor was all my idea about aikido and i dont expect no one to be agree with me ...
In response to: There are 12 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Back in Texas! From: "buyukan" <mick.chambers@...> 2. Re: Back in...
I like to say that there is some kind of understanding that comes also from studying books and watching videos just as it was said. I think that the person ...
sounds like some people are really upset by wether you can learn from books/tapes or practice. i have only been learning aikido for 11 years now. the only...
"JIM MAWHINNEY" <dk_wolf@...> writes: "You can learn the overall positions,weight transfer,etc by observing someone else or a good video however you...
I wouldn't go so far as saying they are useless...I think as a technical reference the honbu tapes are excellent. How many Sensei's out there can claim that...
Daryl wrote: How many ... Daryl, I would think that remembering the specific positioning of all the techniques in our syllabus would be a MINIMUM requirement...
You would think so wouldn't you? But have you seen the crap that is out there? There are many good instructors but if you look at the comparison skill level...
yea, I thought that statement was a little funny, however Matt, you need to remember that not all Yoshinkan instructors just teach kihon waza, some still have...
Can you please elaborate on Kushida Sensei's techniques? I'm aware he started his own school of aikido... did he come up with entirely new techniques or are...
O.K. You first tell me the differences between Chida and Takano Sensei's, and then I'll add in Kushida Sensei's...we can start with any one of the sooooo many...
the difference between Chida and Takeno's aikido.... well when Chida smiles you want to smile. When Takeno smiles you want to run away... <smiling> Spike ... ...
Here are some thoughts on use of videos: (1) They should not be a technical aide memoire. Techniques must be learned with the body and the underlying riai...
