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Takemusu Aikido Class Video
16 August 2011 9:08 AM | No CommentsThe following video clip, filmed at our Iwama Takemusu Aiki Dojo in Fourways, provides prospective students with a sense of how our Aikido classes are conducted. If you would like...
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Getting Started In Takemusu Aikido
28 July 2011 2:21 PM | No CommentsWhat do I need to start Aikido? The Takemusu Aikido Association South Africa would like to make your introduction to Aikido as easy as possible, so we have put together...
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Aikido Kanji
03 May 2010 7:16 AM | No CommentsThe word AIKIDO is formed by three Japanese ideograms, or kanji: AI KI DO Means “harmony”, “union” or “to become one with”. AI also includes the idea of the power...
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13 Jo Awase
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsThe Juu-san no Jo Awase (juu: ten; san: three; no: of; jo: staff; awase: blending), or “13 movement blending exercise” is an exercise developed by Morihiro Saito Sensei based upon... -
20 Jo Suburi
Posted on October 16, 2009 | No Comments“The founder taught the 31 jo movements for beginners. In addition, he also left many other jo kata. However, since they were very difficult, I broke them down into parts... -
31 Jo Kata
Posted on October 16, 2009 | No CommentsThe san-juu-ichi-no-jo-kata (31-movement kata) is one of only two individual routines in the entire Aikido system (the other being the 13-movement kata). The 31-movement form was created by O-Sensei, and... -
Roku No Jo
Posted on October 12, 2009 | No CommentsRoku-no-jo (roku: six; no: of; jo: staff) is a 3-technique, 6-movement repeating exercise performed with a partner. It is drawn from several of the suburi and provides a simple introduction... -
13 Jo Kata
Posted on October 12, 2009 | No CommentsThe juu-san-no-jo-kata (13-movement kata) is one of only two individual routines in the entire Aikido system. Saito Sensei created this kata in the spirit of the 31-movement kata as a method...
