Gedanate.com is the first website I ever built. The name means ‘low attack’ and is the fourth of the Atemi-waza group of techniques of Shodokan Aikido, a defensive martial art I have pursued and trained at for close to two decades (admittedly with some gaps). This website began as a site about Shodokan aikido (the style created by O-Sensei, Morihei Ueshiba). Tomiki Sensei was Ueshiba’s first student to be graded to Menkyo or master level, and he was also the manager of Morihei Ueshiba’s home dojo.
Gradually I have added sections on Self Defense techniques and on other martial arts as well. This should give you, the visitor, a chance to compare the pros and cons of different martial arts and fighting systems. I also look at self defense methods and some self defense weapons and tools.
I hope you enjoy these pages, and please feel free to leave a comment. I reward useful comments with ‘do-follow’ links. But spam comments will not make it through the selection process, so please don’t waste your time here if that is all you want.
Kind regards,
David Harvey
webmaster