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Bill says "Somebody did all the work to edit and slow down Tamura's movement in this video. You can easily visualize the vector arrows."
I have a feeling we will be working on a lot of things illustrated in this video over the next few weeks.

Tamura Nobuyoshi, techniques du grand maître de l'aïkido Tamura Nobuyoshi shihan, 8ème dan (1933-2010) : Disciple direct de ...

Some Classic Clyde to brighten your May.
What do I see when I watch this? * Control your space, don't worry about Uke's space, that's theirs. * Control up and down, straight up, and straight down. * After a connection point is established (by yourself or by Uke), move your whole body to the place where you can best control it.
What stands out to you?

P.S. Most of the Uke in this video are, or were, instructors at Capital Aikikai or our affiliate dojos (such as Allegheny Aikikai Aikido and Syracuse Aikido). And a special shout out to Dan Palmer for hosting these videos on youtube.

2003 Capital Aikikai 30 Year Anniversary Class 01 Clyde Takeguchi Shihan 2003 Capital Aikikai 30 Year Anniversary Class 01 Clyde Takeguchi Shihan

The Caravan Continues!

Due to the winter weather, there will be no class at Capital Aikikai on Monday, January 26th. Stay safe everyone!

Our friends at Chicago Aikikai discovered some old film and have figured out how to digitize it. It is great footage!
Here is one of the videos featuring Tohei Sensei. Tohei was known for being a bit... let's say... bouncy. For some this makes his techniques seem less serious, but we see something else. What is amazing to me watching this is how exact those motions were. In many of techniques you can see him doing a full Tenkan, perfectly to the other side of the line of attack, all in midair! That takes incredible skill.
Let's use this as the 4th video in our series examining Tenkan.

Koichi Tohei Sensei at LA Aiki Kai 1960s (Reel 1 of 4) First of a series of privately made 16 mm short films of Koichi Tohei Sensei (1920-2011) demonstrating at Los Angeles Aiki Kai in the early 1960s. Part of a ...

Congratulations to all!