Du #Fliege, die du mich gerade ärgerst: Wenn du das nicht gleich bleiben läßt, werde ich das nicht auf #budo -art mit Essstäbchen beenden sondern wesentlich tödlicher und süddeutsch mit einem Muggabatscher!

#KarateKid

"I’ve seen teachers who brutalize their students because they can. I’ve seen others who are worse, and damage any student who gives them the least resistance. Often this is cloaked as “hard training that will toughen you up”. It’s not. It’s abuse and it is strictly to feed the diseased ego of the teacher."

https://peterboylan.substack.com/p/the-pitfalls-of-budo

#budo #aikido

@driusan Relatedly, have you heard anything about (or considered setting up) a @peertube instance for collecting & hosting #Aikido videos? The only really serious attempt I've found so far is the channel @additional_techniques There is of course a lot on #YouTube, but that's not without its problems; it could potentially be really nice to have a place devoted to freely sharing knowledge & techniques.

#martialarts #budo #aiki

Ellis Amdur is giving a seminar in London.

#aikido #budo #seminars

https://m.facebook.com/events/754505343811701/

If you want to "tread on the spear", then your first step is not to get skewered.
#Budo

It’s been such an honour to have been the designer of the European Kendo Championship 2025. The final little treat is something I’m truly looking forward to: turning the top three photo submissions into original artwork for Zanshin magazine.

Can’t wait to see your beautiful entries! 💙

#EKC2025 #kendolife #budogirl #kendoart #budophotography #zanshin #europeankendochampionship #kendo #martialartsartist #kendoillustration #honoured #budo #budogirl #japanesemartialarts

BUDO seferlerine kuvvetli yağış ve rüzgar engeli: Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü, aralarında Bursa'nın da olduğu 19 ili uyardı.

İstanbul ile Bursa arasında işletilen Bursa Deniz Otobüsleri de kuvvetli rüzgar ve yağış sebebiyle bazı seferlerini gerçekleştiremeyecek.

BUDO'nun internet sitesinden yapılan duyuruda iptal olan seferler açıklandı:

Saat 08.00 ve 09.30'daki Bursa (Mudanya)-İstanbul (Eminönü/Sirkeci),… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/budo-seferlerine-kuvvetli-yagis-ve-ruzgar-engeli-225863.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #BUDO #Bursa #İstanbul #yağış #rüzgar

what´s Martial Arts for me - ..in this i could not go by usual normal path.
25 years ago i started from learning how to break. break an arm in three places with one easy move. i learned the mechanics.
now i learn how to not break. to stop just on the edge.

my first teacher wore a white belt. he was cool.
He said "belts are commercial, you pay - you get".
i never went for the belts. never had money or wish.
for me the first grade started from 1 dan.
I had no idea that in aikido there are lower ranks.
i thought colourful belts are for karate kids to stay motivated.
how surprised i was to find out. a lot later, suddenly.

i started with one style, continued with another one. with lots of other things in between.
mixed with lifting, calisthenics, arm balancing, running, Buddhistic and yoga philosophy.

some things took long, left "scars", i´d like to get back.
some things passed casually, just to check how it feels.
aikido, kickboxing, capoeira, bujinkan were the main. and kung fu - in the very beginning.
my basics were aikido yoshinkan for techniques and kung fu for the kicks and punches.
and now when they tell me - go to basics, i don´t know where to go to. my basics happened 25 years ago with the disciplines which i don´t practice anymore.
and in each discipline they think their way is the best.
i saw so many that i don´t care the basics and don´t have it solid.
all my "basics" are broken.
i don´t understand simple things anymore. only complicated..

to some things i go back again and again, as stages of time.

but something stays permanent.

wild chaotic mix of styles and disciplines..
often my skills shatter into hundreds of shards... nothing works..
but sometimes, just sometimes.. it goes as smooth like a hypnotic dance.
depends from a partner.

and then it feels beautiful.. almost like magic.. magnetic..
the moment.

pure stay in the moment...

#martialarts #aikido #kickboxing #bujinkan #kungfu #capoeira #strengthtraining #calisthenic #gym #weightlifting #workout #running #hiking #yoga #fitness #health #healthcare #fitnessmotivation #vegan #budo #lifestyle #homegym

"This 400-Year-Old Fighting Style Will Blow Your Mind"

Jesse Enkamp (karate) meets Per Eriksson (Yagyu Shingan Ryu) of Karlskoga University.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K_Z73Ri1FY
#budo #YagyuShinganRyu #karate #JesseEnkamp #PerEriksson #Pereri73

Der hallische #iaido Verein stellt dieses Wochenende das erste Mal sein neues Banner aus. Aus meiner Feder mit @inkscape und #scribus

#FOSS #Sport #Budo #Logo #Design #Layout

BUDO'nun 6 seferi yapılamayacak: Bursa Deniz Otobüsleri'nin (BUDO) internet sitesindeki duyuruya göre, saat 13.30 ve 16.45'teki Bursa (Mudanya) - İstanbul (Eminönü/Sirkeci) ile 14.00 ve 17.00'deki İstanbul (Eminönü/Sirkeci) - Bursa (Mudanya) seferleri programdan kaldırıldı.

Olumsuz hava koşulları nedeniyle saat 14.00'teki İstanbul (Eminönü/Sirkeci) - Armutlu (İhlas) ile saat 15.25'teki Armutlu… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/budo-nun-6-seferi-yapilamayacak-221211.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #BUDO #Bursa #İstanbul #DenizOtobüsü #HavaKoşulları

I like to write about budo. This about the stuff that's more fundamental than the basics.
https://peterboylan.substack.com/p/kihon-for-kihon?r=rf53p
I should find an Alexander Technique teacher and find out how they teach this stuff.

#budo
#iaido
#karate
#judo
#jodo
#aikido
#koryu
#kenjutsu
#kendo
#naginata
#jujutsu

@Krustinaut
die Kinder #Budo (japanischen Kampfsport) anmelden
Da braucht man keine Schuhe und Baumwollklamotten sind auch recht preiswert.

Seven Dan Advice (How to be useful when you visit another dojo)
I have several students who are waiting for the chance to take their 7dan grades. The following is really not for them, I consider that they've been nanadan for years. If you know them you will probably agree that they follow the advice given here.
For the rest of my students who are just sitting on the edge of your seat, here's my list of 7dan stuff you ought to start thinking about.
Be of good will: There's really no more to be said but of course I'll say it. Be the person who cares for the improvement of others in their own way. Give them what they need rather than what you figure they should have.
You are a guest: That means that if you go to another dojo to teach, and you will, you should consider yourself a house guest. Leave the place more neat than you found it, within reason. Certainly pick up after yourself, but don't wash the walls and dust the shelves, that's a bit insulting. If you use a dresser, straighten things up that you may have been expected to be messing with. In the dojo, be very careful not to mess with the relationships, don't give advice on how to treat students unless it's needed or asked for. Of course you won't tolerate abuse of students any more than you would not unplug a stopped up toilet, but don't give advice on how to re-arrange the towels.
It's not your dojo, act like a guest, stick to what you're there for, be good company at dinner.
Etiquette is local: You should make an effort to understand the local manners, it's not up to you to show people how to greet each other, or even how to treat each other. That's not your job, no matter how much you figure bowing to an exact 15 degrees is correct while your host is trying to shake your hand and kiss you on your cheek. Save the etiquette lessons for the dojo where you can explain that bowing keeps you out of knife range and shaking hands and hugging should be reserved for people you trust.
If you trust your hosts, greet them in their own etiquette, lean in and get kissed. If you figure they invited you in order to stab you, don't go.
Go where you are asked: You are a member of an international organization, as such you take on certain responsibilities as you rise in rank. The 7dan rank means you can sit panels so you may be asked to do so in countries that don't have enough of their own rank to hold their own grades.
Do what you are told: You may be part of a group of instructors, sort yourself into the correct place and do what you're told to do. I know it's hard to shut up and assist when you have that great way to teach what the hachidan is teaching, but relax. He's likely as good at this stuff as you are. Listen and learn.
If you're the big shot, still do what you're told. You may not be there to teach some arcane part of the art, no matter how much you want to. You're there to teach what you were asked to teach. Teach that. Now, if you can't teach what you were asked because there are some basics missing, fill them in as fast as you can and get back to what you were asked to do.
Advance, don't fix: The locals may not have regular access to you. They may not ever see you again. Don't waste everyone's time by fixing small points, instead point them out and teach how to fix them. Four dans love to fix things, let them do it.
Concentrate on the seniors: You should be looking more toward the highest ranks in the room, rather than the lowest. Show them how to fix things and trust them to fix them when you're gone. In the meantime take those higher ranks further along in their studies so that they can pass that down as well.
Teach the beginners to listen to their seniors: Reinforce and support the local instructors, let their students see that their teachers know what they're doing. If you feel you absolutely must correct the highest local instructor don't pull them out on the floor and tell them they are wrong, instead suggest that perhaps there is a different way to do what they are doing. Maybe do it quietly, when everyone else is looking the other way. Even more delicate is to look at the students in general and correct them. If their teacher is listening he'll get the message. "All my students just got told to do it a different way, maybe I should fix that".
Take the hit: On the other hand, if the hanshi pulls you out in front of everyone and tears a strip off your back because you aren't doing things correctly, take it for what it is. It's a teaching moment, for you and for the students watching. "Wow, even a 7dan can get corrected, maybe there's something I can learn too". It's good for students to see seniors being corrected and taking it with delight. Why the difference? You're a 7dan, you have nothing to prove to anyone, least of all to your own students. But you may be in a situation where the local instructors are quite junior grades and they will know it. They may be a bit insecure and feel that what authority they have is being undermined by your corrections. Be careful of who and how you correct and take the hit yourself to show how.
There's always a senior: The local guy who is in charge of what you're teaching is automatically a senior rank and deserves the respect of a senior rank. It doesn't matter if the local group is being taught by a shodan, you should treat that shodan with the respect of a 7dan. Unless there is an explicit agreement that you are their sensei, these are not your students, their sensei is worth your respect.
Don't let anyone defend your dignity: You may run into helpful types who will tell their fellow students how to treat you. They may even do this in front of you. Gently suggest that you can take care of your own dignity and make sure that everyone understands that you are a formal/informal person in/out of class and you will let people know if they are offending you. Never be offended.
You are there to teach, if that involves falling over on the floor as you demonstrate the wrong foot placement, so be it. If someone fails to bow correctly to you, or (horrors) uses the wrong honourific, fail to notice and make sure others don't notice for you.
Don't take sides: Unless you own your dojo, you deal constantly with the administration of your space. You deal with your local organization as well. You know the frustrations. You local hosts may also have complaints, the best way for you to deal with those is to point out that they are the same everywhere. If you haven't figured out how to fix them back home it's doubtful you can fix them elsewhere. Just nod and say "yep, same".
Stick to teaching.
Teach more than you're asked: Try to give more than was expected, ways to keep learning, the next couple of kata, something that you can leave as a gift. Always try to teach ideas rather than just angles. The students can read books and manuals to learn the angle of this or that cut, but books can't always teach what a correctly aligned hip feels like. If you can teach that you will have a lasting effect on those students.
Those are some quick ideas on what to do as a 7dan. As always, it's just my opinion but I have noticed that my 6dans follow these already, so I leave the thoughts here for consideration.
Kim Taylor Dec 10, 2016
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So we offer this #Aikidō training for families. Essentially parents can come with their children (usually one parent, one or two children) and do some exercises together (20% Aikidō, 80% game or fitness). Compared to kids training, parents take responsibility of their children (we are not educated teachers). Compared to the training for adults, it is less demanding and more playful.

It is so fascinating to see parents interact with their children. There are parents, which are focused on learning/performing well themselves and children just follow their lead. There are parents which struggle with the exercises themselves, but keep telling their children how they are supposed to do it. And there are parents which get in the way of their children making their own experiences. It is so interesting to observe human behavior.

And of course this situation can be transferred to Aikidō camps for adult training as well. So many people give unsolicited advice. Just apply the techniques in a good manner yourself as taught by #sensei. Novices can follow your lead then. If they really need a verbal explanation, they will ask for solicited advice and it is okay to respond then.

Aikidō is about discovering yourself and making #budo experiences. Not about teaching others.

#Aikido #合気道 #武道 #mondayThoughts

Die Nachbar-Aikidoka aus #Aalen veranstalten am 12. und 13. April 2025 einen Landeslehrgang. Lehrer wird der Thomas Walter 5. Dan Aikido sein.
Die Auschreibung kann man hier herunterladen:
https://www.aikido-avbw.de/ausschreibungen/20250412-LL-Aalen.pdf

#aikido #budo