Sunday, January 18, 2009

What a muppet!

This is from wbdoyle.com:
"Aikido is one of the oldest and most widely-used martial arts forms in the world. It is being taught for centuries as a form of self-defense and protection. It is also a way for people to learn centeredness and balance in their lives."

What causes someone to make categorical statements about something he or she is completely ignorant about?

Here is an extended muppet list: "Aikido is one of the oldest and most widely-used martial arts forms in the world"

Update: the page has changed now to something less outlandish:
"Aikido is the modern Japanese martial art developed between the 1920 to 1960 by Morihei Ueshiba..."

The actual content is not original and is all over the net: "It is the pacifist nature of..."

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

There are no weapons in Aikido

According to Masatake Fujita there are no weapons in Aikido. Ahem...

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Aikido word: Shihan

Shihan: 師範 cosiste of the kanji:
  • 師 teacher
  • 範 model/example

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Aikido word: School 流

Pronounced ryu. Actually means stream or flow.

Also:
    • 古流 Koryu - old school/stream
      大東流 Daito ryu
  • Saturday, November 08, 2008

    Aikido word: Body 身

    Pronounced Mi as in Hanmi - 半身 , half body

    Also:
    • 当身 Atemi - hit to the body
    • 受身 Ukemi - accept with the body

    Friday, November 07, 2008

    Aikido word: Knee Walking 膝行

    Knee Walking 膝行 pronounced Shikko. Consists of two Kanji:
    • 膝 knee
    • 行 action
     
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