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Buying a guitar
Second hand guitars are a bargain, especially on market place on FB or Gumtree. Look for a good acoustic that hasn't been left in the back seat of a car...
Buying a guitar
Second hand guitars are a bargain, especially on market place on FB or Gumtree. Look for a good acoustic that hasn't been left in the back seat of a car...
David Brown Shihans aikido. Devastatingly beaut...
David Brown Shihan talks about recurring patterns. In fact, his Tuesday classes at Clifton Hill, are a study of these patterns. Because there are infinite techniques, we must practice shapes...
David Brown Shihans aikido. Devastatingly beaut...
David Brown Shihan talks about recurring patterns. In fact, his Tuesday classes at Clifton Hill, are a study of these patterns. Because there are infinite techniques, we must practice shapes...
Can you feel it?
How can aikido deal with an attacker if they can resist or block our technique? Well, aikido can't and it's a real problem if we want our art to be...
Can you feel it?
How can aikido deal with an attacker if they can resist or block our technique? Well, aikido can't and it's a real problem if we want our art to be...
Aikido and Daito ryu
Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, was a student of Sokaku Takeda, who was a master of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu. Ueshiba studied with Takeda for several years, during which he learned...
Aikido and Daito ryu
Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, was a student of Sokaku Takeda, who was a master of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu. Ueshiba studied with Takeda for several years, during which he learned...
Use of weapons
Aikido techniques are designed to redirect an attacker's energy and subdue them without causing serious harm. Aikido weapons training typically involves the use of bokken (wooden sword), jo (short staff),...
Use of weapons
Aikido techniques are designed to redirect an attacker's energy and subdue them without causing serious harm. Aikido weapons training typically involves the use of bokken (wooden sword), jo (short staff),...

Taking someones centre
Increasingly, body movement open handed (or tai jutsu) in our training include atemi because it gets the attacker to move, and puts you in a better position to control the...
Taking someones centre
Increasingly, body movement open handed (or tai jutsu) in our training include atemi because it gets the attacker to move, and puts you in a better position to control the...