Aikido Animated GIF
If you’re looking for Aikido animated GIF pictures, you’ll love this collection of moving Aikido photos.
Shomenate - Aikido frontal strike attack.
These animated GIF graphics are from movie sequences of Tetsuro Nariyama, Shihan, the chief instructor of the Japan Aikido Association (JAA), which ia the world governing body of Shodokan Aikido – often referred to as Tomiki-style aikido. Shodokan was the name of Tomiki Sensei’s first dojo, in Osaka, Japan.
The video frames recorded of these Aikido techniques have been converted into moving GIF images for you. The pictures may be a bit small, but they are extremely clear and there is no useless footage included. Thus they are low bandwidth.
These moving GIF images show Nariyama Shihan doing the Randori no Kata of Shodokan Aikido. There are seventeen animated GIFs of the 17 core techniques of Tomiki style Aikido. It is also referred to as the Junanahon no Kata.
A Kotegaeshi wrist throw can be applied soft or hard, depending on the circumstances.
These Shodokan Aikido throws and holds were chosen by Kenji Tomiki Sensei because they were the least likely to cause serious injury in randori (free practice) Aikido training or in shiai competitions. Traditional aikido styles do not have competitions, but Tomiki found them useful in building his students’ skills at Aikido.
Be sure to take a look at the 17 techniques of the Randori no Kata, shown in full elsewhere on this web site. There is a moving GIF plus a detailed written description of each Aikido throw or hold… that is sixteen Aiki throws and one powerful Judo-like elbow lock.
where are the over a dozen…? there is just two.
There are 17 aikido techniques in the Randori no Kata. Every one of these techniques has a page in this website, and every one of those aikido throws and holds includes an animated gif that lets you see the technique being done by the shihan (head teacher) of the JAA, Tetsuro Nariyama ssensei. Here is the 17th of them:
Hiki Otoshi – pull-drop throw
I am sorry that moving all these pages to a blog format has made it harder to find some stuff.