Aikido for LifeA teacher's guide for instructing beginners of Aikido--this book appeals to the new beginner and experienced student alike. Nippon Kan was established in 1980 as a center for Denver residents to experience Japanese culture. The center has since served more than 6,000 studetns wit hits variety of classes, but its core is still Aikido. Thousands of students have benfitted from Gaku Homma's form of dynamic Aikido. |
Contents
Where is | 3 |
Your Enemy Is Yourself | 19 |
Open Your Hands | 33 |
Your Partner Is Not Your Enemy | 53 |
Artists Dont Start With The Eyes | 69 |
Legal Size | 83 |
Fried Rice | 99 |
Common terms and phrases
actions acupressure aihanmi katatetori Aikido class Aikido exercises Aikido movements Aikido practice Aikido techniques Aikido training attitude back roll become beep beginning students body movements bokken breathing bubbles calm child course daily defender demonstrator direction dojo easily energy exhalation extend face fall feel Figure fists footwork four different attacks fried rice front Gaku Homma give grabbing happens ikkyo undo important individuals inhale instructor Iriminage Undo Japanese martial art Judo katatetori shihonage knife kotegaeshi live look martial artist martial arts training mind mistakes Morihei Ueshiba move NIPPON NIPPON KAN open your hands partner person position positive mind practice Aikido previous technique problem push realize right hand right wrist rowing exercise Shiatsu shihan shomenuchi sit in seiza situation smoothly step stretching exercises sweat teaching tell tend tenkan undo tense things throw turn ukemi understand whetstone