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  • Redirecting ki or energy involves blending with the force of the attack, controlling your partner's balance and then redirecting this energy through a throw or controlling technique.

    Aikido Techniques: Redirecting Ki

    Redirecting ki or energy involves blending with the force of the attack, controlling your partner's balance and then redirecting this energy through a throw or controlling technique.

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  • Learning Aikido techniques for children is no different than learning in school - the subject matter must engage them.  If not, short attention spans will rule and there will be chaos on the mat.  The challenge for Aikido instructors is to make training fun.

    Aikido Techniques and Children: It’s About Having Fun

    Learning Aikido techniques for children is no different than learning in school - the subject matter must engage them. If not, short attention spans will rule and there will be chaos on the mat. The challenge for Aikido instructors is to make training fun.

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  • It may seem odd that one may talk about similarities between Aikido techniques, and those of Jiu Jitsu.  Upon closer inspection, one finds that there may be as many similarities as there are differences, including the fact that Aikido techniques find their roots in Jiu Jitsu.

    Aikido Techniques and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Similar of Different

    It may seem odd that one may talk about similarities between Aikido techniques, and those of Jiu Jitsu. Upon closer inspection, one finds that there may be as many similarities as there are differences, including the fact that Aikido techniques find their roots in Jiu Jitsu.

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  • It seems strange that one might contend that power in Aikido techniques can be generated through relaxation.  Following the four basic prinicples of Aikido, relax completely is directly linked to ki extension which is the source of power to the practitioners of Aikido.

    Aikido Techniques and Women: How Can Relaxation Generate More Power?

    It seems strange that one might contend that power in Aikido techniques can be generated through relaxation. Following the four basic prinicples of Aikido, relax completely is directly linked to ki extension which is the source of power to the practitioners of Aikido.

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  • A critical element to the effective execution of Aikido Techniques is the optimal application of power.  Without balance, however, power is greatly diminished.  Teaching Aikido techniques, then, is teaching both proper movement as well as balance.

    Aikido Techniques: Power and Balance

    A critical element to the effective execution of Aikido Techniques is the optimal application of power. Without balance, however, power is greatly diminished. Teaching Aikido techniques, then, is teaching both proper movement as well as balance.

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  • Men can generate a greater degree of power but women tend to catch on to Aikido techniques more rapidly than men.  This is because they can not rely on upper body strength.  They must rely on the generation of power through ki extension.

    Aikido Techniques and Women – Let the Ki Flow

    Men can generate a greater degree of power but women tend to catch on to Aikido techniques more rapidly than men. This is because they can not rely on upper body strength. They must rely on the generation of power through ki extension.

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