The Benefits of Earthing: Grounding Yourself for Better Health and training.
In California, Earthing is very popular, and Californians are enjoying the beaches and the mountains where they have the opportunities to...
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
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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Aug 23, 20232 min read
A grab in Aikido
The purpose of this blog is to become familiar with Aikido terminology. The definition of a grab is: a sudden quick grasp, a violent...
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venturaaikido
Nov 19, 20222 min read
Attending Seminars
In some of my previous posts, I discussed the various student levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced in Aikido. At the beginning,...
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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 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
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 25, 20222 min read
Ueshiba Morihei, O'Sensei's Memorial.
Every year, the Ueshiba family and the Aikikai foundation organize a memorial for the founder of Aikido in Iwama, Japan on April 26th,...
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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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venturaaikido
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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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venturaaikido
Feb 23, 20223 min read
Facing Danger!
Making the right call at the right time!
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venturaaikido
Feb 16, 20221 min read
Why do you want to learn AIKIDO?
Two students testimonials published in the magazine phosphore in France provide an insight about why students are studying aikido....
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venturaaikido
Feb 9, 20223 min read
The 5 elements in Aikido: Gogyo (五行)
What is the 5 elements theory? According to the old Chinese classical texts, Gogyo in Japanese or “Wu Xing” in Chinese is not only the 5...
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venturaaikido
Feb 3, 20222 min read
Setsubun (節分)
Setsubun means:"Seasonal division" in Japanese. This event occurs on February 3rd this year and it is calculated with Old Japanese...
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venturaaikido
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Ventura Aikido 2021
We started a new adventure late 2020 when all Aikido dojos in Ventura closed. We had to reinvent ourselves and we had to adapt to the...
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