Tenkei Aikido Dojo

by Dennis Hooker
To begin to understand the “IN” and “YO” (Yin and Yang) of Aikido interaction, we must first view the art of Aikido not as a soft art, but as one both soft, and hard. It is customary to think of Aikido as a soft art. Often, when compared to other forms of budo, [...]

In aikido, training generally follows the kata training method. In the kata training method, two people train together as partners, each taking a pre-arranged role. In aikido, these roles are uke and nage. For training to be fruitful, a proper understanding of these two roles and their relationship is important.
The role of nage is [...]