Ultimate Black Belt Test Training Journal, John Zenkewich January 11, 2012 - The Ultimate Black Belt Test

Ultimate Black Belt Test Training Journal, John Zenkewich January 11, 2012 - The Ultimate Black Belt Test:

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One of the joys of practicing Aikido is the chance to meet other practitioners from all over the world. You can travel anywhere visit a dojo and immediatley have a new friend.

One of the highlights of training in 2011 was attending summer school (Zomerstage) in Belgium and staying with friends from the Netherlands and Belgium in a summer house sharing meals and stories.

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Classical Aikido Embu at summer school (zomerstage) 2011

The demonstrations at the Embu were great. I will post more as I can.

The Meaning of Budo

“The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles.

The supreme excellence is to subdue your enemies without fighting them.”

Sun-Tzu

Video: Rinjiro Shirata — “A Catalog of Prewar Aiki Budo Techniques”

Video: Rinjiro Shirata — “A Catalog of Prewar Aiki Budo Techniques”

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In this video, you will discover many Aiki Budo techniques you have never seen before. As with the Kanemoto Sunadomari book we released a few days ago, the techniques covered are closer to Morihei Ueshiba “Aiki Budo” film than to modern aikido.

http://blog.aikidojournal.com/2011/12/15/video-rinjiro-shirata-a-catalog-of-prewar-aiki-budo-techniques/

Thanks to Aikido Journal for posting this.

Question From a Zen Master

"Throughout the universe, one thing, and one thing only 

is manifesting; what are you if not that?"

(Yasutani Hakuun Roshi, Zen-master)

Purpose of Aikido

With Aikido, 

we learn to sweep away evil with our breath 

instead of a sword; 

as human beings we find our true purpose, 

our true activity on this earth; and 

                          we open our hearts to the spirit 

                       of loving protection of all things.

Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido

When is Aikido not Aikido?

“When is Aikido Not Aikido?,” by David Lynch

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by David Lynch
Aikido Journal #120

Arguments about the “martial effectiveness” of aikido are a popular feature of Internet bulletin boards. Unfortunately, many posts show an abysmal ignorance of the premises on which the art was founded by making comparisons with various systems of fighting.

Aikido is not a system of fighting, but a way of not fighting, intended not to protect or enhance the ego but, potentially, to eradicate it. Its value lies in promoting qualities diametrically opposed to those advocated for use “in the street.”  Read More..............