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venturaaikido
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Women in Aikido
It was often thought that martial arts were only practiced by men however History tells us something quite different. The first famous...
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venturaaikido
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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 17, 20221 min read
The tranquil mind of the Aikidoka(1/2)
Many books have been written and research has been done to discuss the concept of “Mushin". In the 16th century, Takuan Soho (1573-1645)...
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venturaaikido
Aug 10, 20222 min read
The Benefit of Aikido for Parkinson Disease Patients.
It has been for the last 6 months that I started a new program for PD patients and I found that Aikido is extremely beneficial. At this...
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venturaaikido
Aug 3, 20221 min read
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 27, 20222 min read
Self-preservation
"Self-preservation is thought to be universal among all living organisms. For sentient organisms, pain and fear are integral parts of...
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venturaaikido
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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 13, 20222 min read
Aikido-Kuzushi 崩し (part 3/3)
There is an old martial art saying stating that the martial artist always needs to be in control of his personal affairs. The mind cannot...
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venturaaikido
Jul 6, 20223 min read
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 29, 20222 min read
Kuzushi 崩し (Part 1)
崩す (Kuzusu) means unbalance, to level, to pull down. A transitive verb in Japanese language. The character 崩 is form with two different...
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venturaaikido
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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 25, 20222 min read
Kobayashi Hirokazu's Aikido Research
Kobayashi Hirokazu was born on February 14th,1929 in Osaka and he passed away on August 28th, 1998. At an early age, he practiced Karate,...
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venturaaikido
May 4, 20221 min read
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
Apr 27, 20222 min read
Parkinson's disease and Aikido
Parkinson's disease is a long term degenerative neurological disorder, it is a progressive condition that affects movement. Symptoms...
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venturaaikido
Apr 20, 20221 min read
Health and Self-Defense
I often say that improving and maintaining your health is the fist principle of self-defense. You can learn a few cool tricks on Youtube...
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venturaaikido
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Outdoor Aikido Advantages
At first, I thought that training outside was only temporary however I think that it is the best opportunity for people to be outside. I...
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venturaaikido
Apr 6, 20222 min read
I want to do it!
Did you know that Aikido besides of being a martial art is a combination of strength training and cardio workouts? The benefits are:...
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venturaaikido
Mar 30, 20222 min read
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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