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Dai Ashi is an Aikido exercise that trains the student to increase their speed in defending themselves against multiple attackers. Learn the advanced Aikido technique Dai Ashi in this free Aikido training video featuring 4th degree black belt Gary Boaz.

Dai Ashi is an Aikido exercise that trains the student to increase their speed in defending themselves against multiple attackers. Learn the advanced Aikido technique Dai Ashi in this free Aikido training video featuring 4th degree black belt Gary Boaz.

Find out how to use irimi nage throw during an Aikido randori. Irimi nage is one of the most effective, practical and efficient techniques you can use in the midst of multiple attackers. Expert: Gary Boaz.

Aiki-nage (harmonizing throw) is often seen as the ultimate Aikido technique, a technique when seen in demonstrations expresses the dynamic spherical movements so common with Aikido. Each and every technique in Aikido emphasizes certain elements that are characteristic to it’s particular movement and Aiki-nage is no exception. This technique is held in awe because Uke [...]

Yoshimitsu Yamada, a direct student of O Sensei for more than ten years, is the chief instructor at the New York Aikikai. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board of the United States Aikido Federation and the Latin America Aikido Federation. He is the author of Aikido Complete and has made multiple aikido training tapes. [...]

The use of striking in the performance of Aikido waza or applied technique is not well documented and is even the source of quite a bit of conflicting information. Saotome Sensei has made it quite clear that O-sensei Ueshiba taught that atemi in Aikido was at the heart of the practice. Yet other instructors have [...]

The Aikido technique Katate Tori Hantai Ikkyo is very effective to use to help pin an opponent. Learn how to pin an attacker using the Ikkyo Pin in this free video. Expert: Gary Boaz

Aikido technique Munedori Kokyunage allows the martial artist to gain control of an attackers arm and change the direction of the attack. Learn the Mundedori Kokyunage technique in this free video. Expert: Gary Boaz

The Aikido technique Ryote Tori Tenchinage is a throwing move that the martial artist can use against an enemy attacking from behind. Learn this important Aikido technique in this free video. Expert: Gary Boaz

The Aikido technique Ushiro Tekubi Tori Kotegaeshi allows the martial artist to defend against an enemy attacking from behind. Learn this important Aikido technique in this free video. Expert: Gary Boaz

The Aikido throwing technique Ushiro Tekubi Tori Sayunage allows the martial artist to defend against an enemy attacking from behind. Learn this important Aikido technique in this free video. Expert: Gary Boaz

Aikido technique Yokomenuchi Kokyunage is a powerful move that blocks a hook punch or knife hand and gives the defender control over the attacker’s arm. Learn how to execute the Yokomenuchi Kokyunage technique in this free video. Expert: Gary Boaz

Aikido is a martial art that uses your opponent’s momentum to change their line of attack and drop them to the ground. Watch this free video clip and learn how to avoid and take down an opponent as they try a wrist grab wrist grab. Expert: Gary Boaz

In this old footage (1935) Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, demonstrates numerous suwariwaza, hanza handachi (hanmi handachi), tachiwaza, multiple attacks, and sword and bayonet techniques. His partners are Shigemi Yonekawa and Tsutomu Yukawa. There are also brief appearances by Takuma Hisa and Rinjiro Shirata. Most of the techniques are advanced and performed in a [...]

Kata guruma is a “shoulder-wheel-throw” technique from Daito ryu Aiki-jujutsu, and incorporated into Aikido by Founder, Ueshiba Morihei. The initial position of tori to uke’s position is 90 degrees. (Some aikido practitioners have been using this initial position for a koshi nage or hip throw, which conflicts with judo’s initial position with back to uke [...]

A documentary about Aikido by National Geographic from the series “Deadly Arts”

O goshi (large hip) is the simplest koshi to visualize as well as execute.  The movement involves stepping inside, blocking, and rotating the hips into position.  It  refers to simply reaching your hand back around your partners waist (on the belt), loading your partner onto your hip and throwing.  This is easily received from a shomen or [...]