I was not privy to the discussions but I understand from someone who was that not much will change re the IYAF. I think it is business as usual. Stanley...
Stanley Jeffers
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Mar 2, 2008 11:39 pm
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Osu! I'm sure that things will be sent out shortly. Official word that is. Not sure if there is really much for anyone to say at this time. If anyone can fill...
I have been hesitant to teach ground fighting beyond the pins that are part of the Yoshinkan syllabus. But tonight I couldn't resist. We were working...
Hi Jim, Have you tried arresting techniques too? (Renko-ho) Cheers, Jim Mc Coy <jimm@...> wrote: I have been hesitant to teach ground fighting beyond...
Jim, My instructor has been teaching ground stuff for awhile,mostly heavily involving counters and take out senarios.The reality of this and you may not want...
yes, I think it's called Jiu Jitsu Paul Forsythe "Nuno M." <nf_marr@...> wrote: Hi Jim, Have you tried arresting techniques too? (Renko-ho) Cheers, Jim...
paul forsythe
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Mar 4, 2008 3:57 pm
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... I do things like this. though I'm a little selective about teaching chokes. "Aggressive and injurious" could reasonably describe most aikido pins. For...
Charles Yeomans
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Mar 4, 2008 4:22 pm
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i think there should be a method of differientiating when an aikdo technique is being taught and when mma is being used on uke. the way i understand it, if you...
Thanks for the replies and advice. I had been teaching just the Yoshinkan syllabus and adding a few ideas directly from Daito Ryu and Hakko Ryu. I even use...
I'm not really one for writing reviews of clinics... I'd rather chime in with a nice "me too" than write up the whole thing. And since I was helping to...
Thanks for the news. Was there any mention of what kind of reorganization the Yoshinkai in Japan is undergoing? I'm sure honbu will announce things in due...
Yoshinkan Organizational Chart Taken from the new website. This is basically what has been and was explained at the meeting. The Yoshinkai is looking for more...
Ground work and pins are still part of the Aikido syllabus. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking...
Thanks very much for the summary. That sounds like the IYAF is being rolled up into the All Japan Foundation, maybe making the structure more like Aikikai when...
Hello, I am a new member, just joined today. I am wondering if anybody has any information on the Senshusei course that runs each year in Tokyo. I have looked...
I'm sure you'll get some response from people with direct experience and perhaps atleast 1 who took the course. I know a couple of people who did. It is not...
hey im adrian from the brisbane yoshinkan dojo with mori sensei! i cant really find any other pure yoshinkan forums so i decided to join this i hope to learn...
Hello all, First of all, I would like to state that I am definately not trying to start "Aikido vs Aikijutsu" debate. However, I am very interested in the ...
There are no stances in Aikido.There are however natural positions in which your feet fall under the body.There is a stance as if you were taking a step right...
Hi Julian, I did the course many years ago. There are more than a couple of grads lurking around. What did you want to know... it's tough, it's long, the book...
There is a real likelyhood that I am mistaken, but I am pretty sure I read something from the honbu that reccomended a total savings of $30,000 US before...
If you added up all the costs you would incur doing the course over a period of a year, the total would be about $30,000. If you lived cheap and didn't drink...
... That's basic stance #3. Arms up over the head, spread out about 45 degrees, hands open but fingers slightly pointed down. Stand on one leg with the other...
The difference in stances will depend on what style of Aikido you are talking about and what style of Aikijujutsu you are studying. I usually assume Daito Ryu...
And the direction of the toes??? Seems to have changed a lot lately! Alan ________________________________________________________ Alan Shumak - Toronto Aikido...
The different styles, and even different Sensei's will always focus on slightly different stances, but overall they should "seem" similar (Hopefully). But...
Kamae is both a "stance" and a "posture." The idea is that it teaches a balanced, grounded, centered posture that works with, instead of against, the pull of...
