Curriculum
UESHIBA AIKIDO - CURRICULUM/CORE SKILLS:
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES:
Power from LOWER BODY-upper body relaxed
Illicit - DRAW OUT attackers power-not blocking or resisting (wasting) adversary's energy
Multi-directional BATTLEFIELD mentality - momentary contact than moving on,
rather than fighting/competing mind
All techniques/movements must be survivable from THE REAR
SWORD BASED MIND and movement - rather than grappling/punching
ALL techniques involve - LEADING/guiding rather than locks or pain based technique (Yagyu)
Assertive - INITIATIVE movement using Takemusu Aiki principle of: Fire - Water - Earth
CORE TECHNIQUES:
Arm &Wrist Pins - Ikkyo/Nikyo/Sankyo
Entering to rear - Irimi nage
Corner drop - Aiki Otoshi
Wrist turn out - Kotegaehi
4 Direction throw - Shiho nage
Kokyu Ho - Kokyu unbalancing throw
Kokyu nage - Timing-guiding off balance throws
CORE EXERCISES FOR PERFECTING FOUNDATION SKILLS:
Tai no henko Moryote dori-2 arm grab
Kokyu ho Ryote dork-both wrists grabbed
Kokyu Dosa Shomen/Yokomen/Tsuki
Swari waza Ushiro ryote dori
Kihon-static full grip training Ryo kata/Mune Dori (upper body grabs)
Bokken suburi/happo giri
Jo suburi/kata
Kiai/Atemi - explosive breaths & distraction
T Collings 7/2015