Alan Ames – My First Tomiki Aikido Teacher
Alan Ames when he was an Aikido teacher in Sydney Australia
Archive for the 'Shodokan' Category
Aikido Animated GIF
Want an Aikido Animated GIF ? – We have more than one dozen great Aikido animated GIF images of Shodokan Aikido throws and holds performed by Tetsuro Nariyama Shihan, 8th Dan chief instructor of the JAA..
Aikido Katas
Kata Aikido can be formal high-level routines, or they can be how Aikido beginners learn a technique step-by-step through near-perfect repetition.
NSW Tomiki Aikido Club at North Ryde
The NSW Tomiki Aikido Club was formed as a breakaway group from the Australian Aikido Association’s Sydney group, which used to meet at Willoughby Park Center, near Chatswood north of Sydney.
Aikido Martial Arts Demonstrations
How to do an Aikido martial arts demonstration to bring in new students.
Koryo Katas – Old Style Aikido
The Koryo Katas of Shodokan Aikido preserve many of the Samurai close-quarter battle skills which have come down from Daito Ryu and other Jujitsu styles of Budo martial arts.
Goshin no Kata (Koryo Dai San)
Video clip of the Goshin no Kata or Koryo Dai San kata of Shodokan Aikido (Tomiki Aikido).
17 – Hikiotoshi (pull-drop throw)
Hikiotoshi is the final of the 17 basic techniques of Tomiki Aikido. It also requires spectacular jumping and falling skills by Uke, the person it is being done to.
16 – Sumiotoshi (corner drop throw)
Sumiotoshi (corner-drop Aikido throw) technique #16 from the Randori no Kata of Shodokan Aikido.
15 – Maeotoshi (arm-bar throw)
The Maeotoshi aikido throw actually begins as an arm bar. Pressure is applied to Uke’s elbow joint, so Uke does a forward roll to prevent his arm being broken.
14 – Tenkai-Kotegaeshi (reversed wrist-twist)
Tenkai-Kotegaeshi is the 14th aikido technique in the Randori no Kata of Shodokan (Tomiki style) Aikido. In classical aikido styles this technique is called Shihonage, or four-directions throw.
13 – Tenkai-Kotehineri (wind-up inside wrist throw)
Tenkai-Kotehineri is a Shodokan Aikido throw where Uke is brought up on his toes by a painful wrist twist, then he is pulled to the floor and rotated 180 degrees onto his face.
12 – Kotegaeshi (outer wrist throw)
The Kotegaeshi wrist throw can be a simple throw for a beginner to learn. However, it takes a skilled partner to do the fall from this throw, since they must leap over their own arm before it breaks.
11 – Kotehineri (wrist push-down throw)
Kotehineri is a Shodokan Aikido wrist wind-up and arm push-down technique that puts Uke face-down on the ground where he can be held safely with a wrist lock.
09 – Udegarame (arm entanglement throw)
Udegarami begins as the previous technique (a pull down) but Uke resists and drops his elbow. You now step in and lock his elbow and turn your body towards him. He is allowed to roll away to prevent his arm from being broken.
08 – Hikitaoshi (elbow drag-down throw)
Hikitaoshi is where you ratate Uke’s arm, push down on his elbow and drag him face-down to the ground.
07 – Udegaeshi (elbow wind-up throw)
Udegaeshi is a circular wrist lock, and Tomiki Aikido students learn to apply this as a counter, when Uke resists the original throw and tries to stop you. You just go in the direction he wants and you floor him!
06 – Oshitaoshi (elbow push-down)
Oshitaoshi is a powerful elbow control technique (or throw), also known as Ikkyo (First Control) in more traditional aikido styles.
10 – Wakigatame (side control aikido elbow lock/hold)
Wakigatame is a powerful Aikido elbow lock which is usually applied from a high attack (to your face or head). It is not an aikido throw, just a hold. But it is extremely effective.
05 – Ushiroate (Aikido rear attack)
The Ushiroate aikido throw is where you sidestep your attacker and step to his rear, and from there you pull his shoulders back and knock him to the floor.
