Martial Art at Home – Stay Fit During Lockdown Martial Art Home is necessary, especially during a lockdown. Otherwise one may lose their fitness and potentially become rusty. Movement in martial arts is necessary to keep the level of proficiency that the martial artist or student have attained during active (in the dojo or studio) …
Category Archives: Bukiwaza
10 Kumi Jo
10 Kumi Jo: The Partner Practice Drills The 10 Kumi Jo or kumijo (組杖) is the partnered practice using a Jo Staff. Kumi Jo is also spelled as kumijō (組杖). Kumi Jo or kumijō (組杖) literally means partnered practice form of Aikijo. There are two types that can be categorised as Kumi Jo. The 10 Kumi Jo …
7 Ken Suburi
The 7 Ken Suburi of Aikido The 7 Ken Suburi is the building block of Aiki Ken (Aikiken), the sword curriculum of Aikido’s Bukiwaza. Suburi (素振り:すぶり) means “practice-swinging”, is used to refer to the basic solo movements of Aikiken. The ken suburi is a series of very detailed movements. YES, you have to do get …
Bukiwaza
Bukiwaza: The Warrior Arts and Techniques Bukiwaza is the Warrior Arts and Weapon Techniques of Aikido. What makes a martial art a ‘Warrior Art’ is the presence and practice of weaponry. In this case the sword (Katana, Tachi, and Bokken) and Jo (Jo Staff or just Staff). Bukiwaza: Aikijo (Aiki Jo Staff) 20 Jo Suburi …
Tanren Uchi Exercise
Tanren: 7 Points To Consider When Training Tanren in Japanese means to forge or hammered into strength, like a new sword getting shaped on an anvil. The first time I saw an Aikido Tanren was at Mic Marelli Sensei’s ‘Aiki Kunren (Shuren) Dojo’ on the North Shore of Sydney. It was made up of a …
Bokken: The Humble Stick
You Too Can Have a Good Aikido Bokken Even Though You are Just Starting A Bokken is a wooden sword that the Aikidoka and other Japanese Martial Artists use to learn the art of the sword. The Aikidoka uses the bokken (wooden sword) for training because it’s safer than practising on a live razor-sharp katana. …
31 Kumi Jo
31 Kumi Jo Aikijo Bukiwaza The 31 Kumi Jo (Kumijo) is the partner practice for the Aikido 31 Jo Kata. The 31 Kumi Jo (Kumijo) was organised by Morihiro Saito Sensei who learned the 31 Jo Kata from O Sensei during his 25-year service and tutelage. By the way, as far as this article is …
31 Jo Kata
31 Jo Kata Aikijo Bukiwaza 31 Jo Kata is an Aikido kata created by O Sensei Ueshiba and was handed down to Morihiro Saito Sensei and practised by Iwama Aikidoka. This kata is used with a Jo (Staff) or Jo Staff. The 31 Jo Kata is MUST learn kata no matter what style of Aikido …
13 Jo Kata
How to Correctly Do the 13 Jo Kata The 13 Jo Kata is an Aikijo Kata developed by Saito Morihiro Sensei of Iwama Aikido. The 13 Jo can help your Aikido. This kata can be learned here at Good Aikido Martial Art Sydney. There are 3 Major Kata Sets In Iwama Aikijo 6 jo kata …
Aikido Jo Suburi
How to do the Aikido 20 Jo Suburi First of all, let me say that the 20 Jo Suburi are the building blocks of Aikido Jo or Aiki Jo (Aikijo). The 20 Jo Suburi is part of Aikido’s Bukiwaza. What is a Jo Staff? Aikido Jo (Kanji: 合気杖 Hiragana: あいきじょう) is the name given specifically …