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Aiki Weapons
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Weapons practice is an integral part of the study of Iwama lineage aikido. At least fifty percent of Ueshiba's own practice involved weapons and references to the sword appear throughout his writings. In Iwama, a strong emphasis on aiki-weapons practice in tandem with empty-handed technique is maintained today.
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The weapons Ueshiba incorporated into aikido are the ken (sword) and jo (staff). Both the sword and staff have a large curriculum of solo exercises, forms, blending drills and partner practices. |
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| The nature of movement and application is consistent between armed and unarmed aikido. Weapons practice builds strength, speed, agility, balance, timing, concentration and distancing skills. There is a special intensity due to the perceived danger involved. The solo forms provide a means of personal practice consistent with, and beneficial to, unarmed skill development. |
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Aiki-weapons are an integral, vital and exciting element of the practice of aikido. Aikido Auckland is the only dojo in Auckland teaching comprehensively the aiki-weapons system as taught in Iwama. We are committed to maintaining the quality and relevance of weapons practice within the study of aikido.
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