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japanese words in aikido

Words for Weapons Take-Aways: Jo-Dori , Tachi-Dori, and Tanto-Dori

10 October, 20215 October, 2021 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

This is one in my collection of articles about Japanese words in Aikido. Here is an introduction to those articles, which might be a good … Read more …

Tags japanese words in aikido, weapons

Japan – Language, Etiquette, and Culture in Aikido

12 April, 201612 April, 2016 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

This is the tenth in this series of 26 posts, one for each letter of the alphabet, that I am writing during the Blogging from A to … Read more …

Tags Aikido to Zanshin, Japan, japanese words in aikido

How To Learn to Count Out Loud to 31 in Japanese, Under Pressure, and with Distractions

11 February, 2013 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

When I tested for 2nd kyu, almost a year ago now I was required to demonstrate the 31 jo kata. The 31 jo kata is … Read more …

Tags exams, japanese words in aikido, learning, tips

Searu. Clarity.

19 August, 201527 September, 2012 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

I came upon this footnote yesterday, about the Japanese word “saeru”: “*note: saeru is clarity, and Harry Watson notes that the word has strong poetic … Read more …

Tags japanese words in aikido, ruthless_compassion

Weapons Words – The Big Picture

31 July, 2011 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

Weapons work shares many words with open-hand training, but weapons also have a lot of words of their own. There are a bunch of numbered … Read more …

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6th Kyu Words

1 June, 2011 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

This post is meant to help beginning students listen for, and understand, the technique names we hear in class (especially those on our 6th Kyu … Read more …

Tags exams, japanese words in aikido, technique

Words: Huh? What’s Everyone Saying?

25 February, 202017 February, 2011 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

[An introduction to my Words posts, if you haven’t read it yet.] Everyone’s first few days (weeks? months?) of training can be disorienting and overwhelming. You need … Read more …

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A Few Words

17 February, 2011 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

Several people have asked me recently about some of the words we use at the dojo. I’ve sent them some info privately, but what the … Read more …

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I hope you will find the information here helpful and encouraging. I hope you will enjoy your Aikido practice, and will continue to train and teach.

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