What is the meaning of warming up in Aikido?
The definition of “Warm up” is: a period of preparation and gentle movements before a game or an exercise session. Some Aikido teachers...
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venturaaikido
- Sep 28
- 2 min
Aikido is quite simple.
I have observed that sometimes people think that Aikido is exceedingly difficult to learn. For some students, they feel awkward after the...
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venturaaikido
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
The tranquil mind of the Aikidoka(2/2)
Forging the body: The first step, in our training, is to forge and shape the body. We often hear the expression: "Be an empty cup!" so we...
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venturaaikido
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Bowing!
""Bowing" are you serious? It is against my religion!!!" Many students, and parents have said that to an aikido or martial art instructor...
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venturaaikido
- Aug 3, 2022
- 1 min
Why do I do Aikido?
I was looking recently at Arnold Schwarzenegger's motivation video on why he goes to the gym everyday and I found that it is the same for...
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venturaaikido
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Volunteering is part of our Aikido training; it is spiritual training.
The kanji on this picture means: "Obon festival".
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venturaaikido
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Kuzushi (Part 2)
In martial arts, we must look at different levels where we can observe an unbalance. Sometimes, we are our worse ennemi and we are...
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venturaaikido
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Aikido Testing
Sometimes, our worse ennemi is ourselves and what we do to ourselves. In Aikido, testing is an important stage in our practice to show...
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venturaaikido
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
June is PTSD awareness Month
June is PTSD awareness (Post traumatic Stress Disorder). The campaign is mainly for our veterans however I would like to extend it to...
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venturaaikido
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
Cleaning up the Dojo-お掃除
In the Japanese culture from early childhood, children learn how to clean their classroom. Every member of the classroom is part of the...
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venturaaikido
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
Spring Equinox 2022: Start your Aikido Journey!
As the Spring Equinox is approaching: “You must prune to bloom. If the dead weight is not pruned and removed, it compromises the quality,...
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