Some Thoughts on Improving Our KYOGI
I am not an international competitor – not yet. I should make that clear right up front. I joined the TAA in January 2016, coming from a non-competitiRead More…
Author: Erik DiVietro
Interview with TAA Chairman Robert Dziubla
Tomiki News (TN): Tell us about yourself. Where is your family from? What interests do you have outside of aikido? Dziubla Shihan (RD): I was born anRead More…
Vassar College Tomiki Aikido Festival
I felt like I learned so many things! One aspect that was particularly helpful was seeing different ways techniques could be executed, and the effectsRead More…
Professor Tomiki’s Radical Notion
Over the past month or so, I have been reflecting upon Tomiki Sensei’s work On Jujutsu and Modernization. This was one of Tomiki’s last works, comRead More…
Some Historical Background of the Inclusion of Shiai in Tomiki Aikido
Prepared for Transfer of Nidan Rank to the TAA To view the article with proper citation, download the PDF here. In December 1940, MRead More…
Some Historical Background of the Inclusion of Shiai in Tomiki Aikido
Prepared by Erik DiVietro for Transfer of Nidan Rank to the TAA In December 1940, Morihei Ueshiba had a vision which was later published by his son aRead More…