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The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. — Morihei Ueshiba
Koichi Tohei (20 January 1920 — 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally “aikido with mind and body unified”), but commonly known as Ki-Aikido.
Master Koichi Tohei, founder of Ki Aikido, explains and demonstrates the following:
• 1:45 to 9:35 Calisthenics for Aikido:
o Tekubi undo,
o Funekugi undo,
o Ikkyo undo,
o Zengo undo,
o Happo undo,
o Tekubi-kosa undo,
o Sayu Undo,
o Ude furi undo,
o Ushiro tori undo
o Ushiro tori undo tekubi
o Ukemi
• 09:35 to 40:35 Aikido Techniques:
o Katate-tori: kokyunage
o Katate-tori kotegaeshi
o Katate-tori shihonage
o Katate-tori kaitennage
o Katate-tori ikkyo
o Jiju waza-tori Katate
o Ryote-tori tenchinage
o Ryote-tori kokyunage
o Ryote-tori shihonage
o Ryote-tori
o Kata-tori ikkyo
o Free technical Ikkyo
o Nikkyo
o Sankyo
o Yonkyo
o Katatori kokyunage
o Free technical Katatori
o Katate-tori-mochi ryote kokyunage
o Ryote-mochi kotegaeshi
o Ryote-mochi ikkyo
o Ryote-mochi nikkyo
o Shomen-uchi kokyunage
o Shomen-uchi kotegaeshi
o Shomen-uchi ikkyo
o Shomen-uchi sudori
o Yokomen-uchi shihonage
o Yokomen-uchi kokyunage
o Mune-tsuki kotegaeshi
o Mune-tsuki kaitennage
o Mune-tsuki ikkyo
o Mune-tsuki free techniques
o Ushiro-tori tekubi kokyunage
o Kotegaeshi
o Hiji Ushiro-tori
o Ushiro kata-tori kokyunage
o Ushiro-tori kokyunage
o Ushiro-tori ude kokyunage
o Kubi-shime
o Sankyo kubishime Katate-tori
o Tekubi-kosa undo
• 40:35 to 45:52 Applications:
o Self-defense for women
o Arrest techniques
o Kokyu-dosa
^THIS^
Aiki Taiso is an exercise that you do by yourself that is directly related to Aikido techniques.
Aiki Taiso is important for aikido practitioner as Aiki Taiso is not just warming up sessions, but we do aiki taiso for several important reasons you should know.
- Aiki Taiso for stretching and muscle relaxations.
- Aiki Taiso makes Aikido Techniques more easier, because you know how your body suppose to move when do the technique / aikido form.
- If you practice Aiki Taiso correctly and in the right frame of mind or intention, you practicing to extending your energy throughout your entire body and make you ki flow, therefore you and your uke (partner) will feel the difference.
- Aiki Taiso makes you more calm, relax and focused.
It is important to practice your aiki taiso at home, even only few aiki taiso that you remember. Practice with focused in mind, slowly and methodically. Relax your mind and body then visualize your ki (energy) flowing from your center through your body as you do the exercise and feel the difference.
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