Morihei Ueshiba, Budo en Kamae – Deel 3 [Dutch Version]

‘Tai-no-henka naar de linker- en rechterkant’ uit “Budo” 1938 *This is a Dutch translation of the article “Morihei Ueshiba, Budo and Kamae – Part 3“, courtesy of Ernesto Lemke of Seikokan Aikido. Meer over zes richtingen… Als je “Morihei Ueshiba, Budo en Kamae” nog niet gelezen hebt dan kun je dat beter eerst doen. En misschien wil je ook “Morihei Ueshiba, Budo en  Kamae – Deel 2“, … Continue reading Morihei Ueshiba, Budo en Kamae – Deel 3 [Dutch Version] »

Survey says – this is Aiki!

Shioda and Horikawa

 Full Contact Karate magazine Full Contact Karate at the Aikido Sangenkai? Not really, but many of the quotations in this article originally appeared in the January 1996 issue of the Japanese magazine “Full Contact Karate” (フル・コンタクト・カラテ), in an article entitled “Secret Technique: The Secret of Aiki” (秘技・合気の秘密). They present an interesting survey of comments on Aiki from some of the leading exponents of both Aikido … Continue reading Survey says – this is Aiki! »

Contributed Translations

Sadao Yoshioka

These are links to foreign language translations of articles from the Aikido Sangenkai Blog, contributed by volunteers from around the world. With the exception of the Dutch translations these are hosted off-site.  Contact us if you are interested in contributing a translation, or if you’ve posted a translation and we haven’t listed it here. Chinese (Traditional) (contributed by 鼓巖合氣道 ) 合氣道的回憶, 木村 果 前輩的訪談紀錄 Croatian (contributed by … Continue reading Contributed Translations »

Hakaru Mori on the Aiki of Tenouchi

Urakami Sakae

 Urakami Sakae (浦上荣) of Heki-ryu Kyudo shows “Tenouchi”  In the article “What is Aiki?” (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) Sagawa-den Daito-ryu Aiki Budo instructor Masaru Takahashi discussed “Tenouchi” (手の内) and it’s relation to Aiki. Generally speaking, the literal meaning of Tenouchi is “the inside of the hand” (in other words, the palm of the hand)  – in Kendo it can mean the … Continue reading Hakaru Mori on the Aiki of Tenouchi »

What is Aiki? Introduction to a method of analyzing Aiki. (Part 3)

Sagawa Dojo

January 1974, Dojo-biraki at Sagawa Dojo Tetsuya Taguchi (the dojo’s longest training student) to the left of Sagawa sensei Keisetsu Yoshimaru to the right of Sagawa sensei Yoshio Ohara, front row right Masaru Takahashi, second row left You may recognize Yukiyoshi Sagawa’s student Keisetsu Yoshimaru (吉丸慶雪) in the photo above from the articles “Aiki no Rentai: The Conditioned Body of Yukiyoshi Sagawa” (Part 1 | … Continue reading What is Aiki? Introduction to a method of analyzing Aiki. (Part 3) »