Hello all new and existing members of the website! I've been moving and adding content and functionality to the site in the past few days, so don't be frightened. But please do these things!

- Fill out info about you on the MY page. This means add a photo or at least your FULL name! This part of the website will help us to get to know each other better, but we need to know who you are.

- Don't be afraid! Upload photos that you've taken, videos that you've found, add posts and comments… Continue

As a tool to help me associate the names with the techniques, I made the attached table up in Excel. I'd appreciate any input or corrections that people might have.Download Aikido Table.xls

Can recently gave me a lot to think about regarding the building of Ki. Mark N. then brought back and demonstrated some basic Ki exercises from the teaching seminar. I'm making a commitment to practice these techniques often over the next year until I can form a good habit. Hopefully by then I will also have begun to learn how to do them correctly. I'm hoping these baby steps will open the door towards something that I really don't know much about.

I found this link which has video clip… Continue

I attended the AAA Northeast Regional Instructor's Seminar hosted by Rockland Aikido of Nanuet, NY. Sensei's Glen Matusda and Frank Gallo led the instruction which focused on the use of Aiki-taiso in the Kihon-waza forms. The AAA, under the direction of Steven Toyoda Sensei is trying hard to establish a set of standards for students of all levels. Naturally, teaching the teachers is an important part of implementing that standard. This was handled with a blend of teaching examples, hands-on prac… Continue