Chopstick color plate
Aikido brings people together, just like food. With this carfts plate, you can let the kids color the illustration, cut and glew it together. All you have to do is ask the local sushi bar if they have some wooden chopsticks. (Most of them are kind enough to sponsor you a few.) So you can […]
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 […]
O’sensei portrait
Any space can become an Aikido dojo, the only thing that has to be there is a portrait of O’sensei (of course). If you don’t have a fixed dojo space carrying a picture frame of O’sensei can be a bit of a challenge (especially if the frame has glass inside). An easy way to bypass […]
Postcard
What? Really?! Yes. Remember the time you got a card from someone besides Christmas? If you do, you might be getting old… or have amazing friends! But nowadays people are sending less and less postcards. That’s why it gets more interesting for you to step up! Here are some great idea’s to send out a […]
Kick pads
These are very helpful aids for kicking and punching exercises. It makes a huge difference by the feeling of not holding back. (The pillow will give you feedback on how good your punch/kick is.) It will develop the feeling of hitting something. A good hit doesn’t stop at it’s ‘target’ but continues through it. But […]
Aikido school Case
There are days at school that kids give a presentation about their hobby or subject of their choosing. This is a great for the dojo to get them to share their hobby / Aikido. As a teacher you’d like to help them as much as you can ofcourse. That’s why the ‘Aikido school case’ is […]
Great Aikido books
Every fixed dojo (or dojo-cho) should have at least these books. #1 Zen in the Art of Archery It is almost impossible to understand Zen by studying it as you would other intellectual pursuits. The best way to understand Zen is, simply, to Zen. This is what author Eugen Herrigel allows us to do by […]
Useful managing apps
As a teacher you have a lot on your mind, and a few tools can help you with that. We’ve summed up some great tools for you: Google drive: (have all your documents online, acces them any time, work with more people on them any time you need). Think of Word/Exel/PowerPoint in the cloud! > […]
Useful ‘tatami’ apps
Our devices are our most precious things we always carry with us. Why not use these!? Here are some great apps to think of using in your class: Timer / Alarm (when you are working with time related exercises or methodes) Spotify/ Music (if you are in for some music to energize your class) Camera […]
Sports tape to the rescue
Tape can be used for a lot of other things than bandaid. Think of it: markers of a certain area (used for fundamentals instead of a beanbag) mark the place where a student is injured (wrist or location like shoulder) you can write on tape and do an exercise with show the place where to […]