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Aikido is simple, people are complicated – A guest post by Alister Gillies

Aikido is simple, people are complicated – A guest post by Alister Gillies

by Filip | Mar 21, 2017 | Aikido, Martial Arts | 0 comments

I started practising Aikido in 1982. In that time my Aikido, because ultimately that is what it is, has gone through many changes. Some of them have involved various degrees of imitation – simply copying what I was shown, or adopting stylistic components that I...
Aunkai Tour NZ 2016 with Akuzawa Minoru Sensei – Review by K. Iguchi

Aunkai Tour NZ 2016 with Akuzawa Minoru Sensei – Review by K. Iguchi

by Filip | Feb 12, 2017 | Aunkai, Seminars & Workshops | 0 comments

We arrived at the Koru Dojo after winding through a gravel road in the middle of what seemed like nowhere, somewhere in the Coromandel region. The dojo was nothing short of a magnificent and ambient structure, home to David Lynch and his wife Hisae-san, a couple with...
Aunkai Tour NZ 2016 with Akuzawa Minoru Sensei – Review by R. Gupta

Aunkai Tour NZ 2016 with Akuzawa Minoru Sensei – Review by R. Gupta

by Filip | Jan 16, 2017 | Aunkai, Martial Arts, Seminars & Workshops | 0 comments

Over the past month and a half, I have had the opportunity to spend about 45 hours exploring the relatively new martial art of Aunkai. After a few weeks of classes with Filip, I attended an open weekend seminar and an intensive 4-day seminar with Akuzawa Sensei...
Shiseikan Budo Kashima Shin Sojutsu & Kenjutsu in Poland

Shiseikan Budo Kashima Shin Sojutsu & Kenjutsu in Poland

by Filip | Aug 16, 2016 | Kenjutsu, Koryu Budo | 0 comments

Two weeks of Shiseikan Budo Kenjutsu and Sojutsu in Poland... with a bit of Kendo thrown in the mix for good measure Warsaw & Walczs, 16 - 28 August 2016 So I’ve recently returned from a fairly lengthy trip to Europe and have already posted about different...
Aikido and Aunkai seminar at Aikido Dojo Giessen (Video)

Aikido and Aunkai seminar at Aikido Dojo Giessen (Video)

by Filip | Aug 11, 2016 | Martial Arts | 0 comments

In the video below you’ll find a few snippets from a recent Aunkai and Aikido seminar at Aikido Dojo Giessen showing two of the exercises we explored for a variety of purposes. In the video you can see some experimentation with: Firstly, a variation of Ikkyo...
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