Aikido - The Tomiki Way Neil Saunders
Publisher: Trafford Publishing

(Tomiki Aikido is an exception in this regard, though the “pure aikido” techniques used in this are still relatively impractical, when compared to techniques from a real grappling art). Jun 30, 2013 - In 2011 I started and developed my own self-defense company called Strategic Edge Concepts LLC for Close Quarter Combat and I am in the process of making this my full time passion as a way of collecting the fruits of my personal harvest. I am actively teaching private I am presently also working in attaining a Shodokan Aikido Black Belt from the Tetsuro Nariyama Lineage of the Tomiki Aikido Association of the Americas. It's a lot of fun, Dan grades increase, although very, VERY few people in my style of aikido have a grading of higher than 6th Dan, and I believe our highest is 9th (the head of our style, Tetsuro Nariyama). So when I say My uke (partner being thrown) responds magnificently, making me look far better than I think I am but I'm aware that this kata is not flowing the way it should. It's not useful as a method of fight-training. Dec 18, 2013 - The style we do is Shodokan, a more competitive, sporty style than traditional. Dec 18, 2011 - Point 1: Seagal is a martial artist in the same way that this halibut is an astronaut. (Plus, as a method of improving physical fitness, it is lacking, and as a dance, it's not particularly aesthetically pleasing. Dec 2, 2011 - Those early days where also the period when Kenji Tomiki was an active student of Aikido with o'Sensei.