Keeping the Unsoku Dosa Fresh and Informative
It is said that Professor Tomiki developed the unique 8-pointed star sequence while he was interned at a Prisoner of War (POW) camp on the shores of LRead More…
Category: Essays
Discussion of issues and ideas in the world of Tomiki Aikido.
KI: Multitasking through Mental Imaging
Some people believe Ki is an actual physical force. Others see Ki as a custom that they have no great belief in, but accept in the dojo due to the weiRead More…
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…
The Martial Arts as a Time Capsule
For six months I studied abroad and, without a local Tomiki Style dojo, I joined the Glasgow University Aikido club and studied Aikikai style. Of neceRead More…
Losing Is Better than Winning
I firmly believe that losing an aikido shiai (tournament match) is far better than winning. Aikido is full of paradoxes. And they especially surfRead 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…
Context In Evaluating Martial Arts
Everyone loves to talk about ‘practical martial arts’ and ‘real martial arts’ as if watching a video from their living room makes them an expeRead 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…