Kicking and Dodging with Obi
Learning: Kicking and dodging over the obi makes you want to get better In this video you’ll have 4 obi exercises, two focussed on dodging and kicking. For the kicking exercise. Take one (or two) obi, and hold it with your partner. Give one side of you obi to your partner under your legs. Now […]
Jo on the spot
This is a sequence of different jo exercises you can do as a warm up. But also do them separately an X amount of times. Tip: Like all exercises, it’s good to gain some muscle but don’t over do it.
On Your Spot
This warming up is a sequence of exercises you can do on the spot with a partner. For example you can do each exercise 15 or 20 times, before continuing as a group to the next exercise. If you like you can challenge the ‘teams’ to do it quickly, for those who finish last have […]
Aikido kids examination – 1
Every dojo is different in this matter. Your sensei should know if you can use/follow the national examination requirements or your own. When it comes to kids, it’s usually not that fixed. For example the list you can download here (and see on the video’s) has been created by Ando dojo. Their reference was 6th […]
Aim with bokken
Learning: The right distance to make an attack. One person is holding their bokken in front of themselves; this will represent ‘them’ (less dangerous than getting attacked yourself). Where ever the sword will be placed, you have to attack the sword when the uke is ready. Tip: The footwork is not easy, when you keep […]
Push-ups
These 8 different ways of doing pushups are like the abb crunches and can be seen as exercises or parts of a warming up. Of course you can also combine them with a fun-damental (for example when a theory answer is wrong). Tip: Like all exercises, it’s good to gain some muscle but don’t over […]
Abb crunches with two
These 5 ways of abb crunches are done by two people and can be seen as just as an exercise, or warming up. If you want you can combine it with a fun-damental (for example when an theory answer is wrong and both people have to do this exercise) Tip: Like all exercises, it’s good […]
Michelle Feilen sensei (13 min)
This is a warming up by Michelle Feilen sensei from Meishûkan in Barcelona.
Abb crunches
These abb crunches can be done just as an exercise. But also during a warming up or as a correction on someones bad behaviour. Or just for in combination with a fun-damental (for example when an theory answer is wrong). Tip: Like all exercises, it’s good to gain some muscle but don’t over do it.
One minute count
Learning: You are in control of your own improvement Everyone starts at the same time (preferably with a timer, but a clock or soundtrack does the trick too.) When you clap they have one minute to do as many of <technique/ukemis> as possible. The score is more important to yourself than the group, because you have […]