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May 2020
2020 Randori 4-Day Intensive at Aikido Eastside
May 22nd - 25th 2020 4-Day Randori Intensive at Aikido Eastside with George Ledyard, Aikido 7th Dan. If any one thing stands out about the Aikido of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan, it is his randori work. The randori demonstrations Saotome Sensei performed during his tenure at the Aikido Hombu dojo. often against armed attackers, were stunning in their speed and intensity. No other teacher seemed to have his mastery of timing and movement. This Randori Intensive is an attempt to provide…
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4-Day Aiki Principles Intensive at Aikido Eastside
September 4th - 7th 2020 Aikido Eastside in Bellevue, WA w/ George Ledyard, Aikido 7th Dan Mind / Body Principles in Aikido This intensive will offer four full days of instruction on the mind / body principles that function to create aiki. First we will focus on how to develop the "platform", the integrated body required to do Aikido waza. Explanation and exercises on how to use the "intent" to unify the body will be a focus. Once we have…
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2020 4-Day Aiki Sword Intensive in Orlando
October 9th - 12th 2020 Shindai Aikikai in Orlando George Ledyard Sensei, Aikido 7th Dan and direct student of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan After consultation with Steve Fasen Sensei, we decided that the sword intensive will have a special focus on Saotome Sensei's Two Sword Forms. There will be additional work on the elements of Saotome Sensei's sword work that is not on the requirements and is not taught regularly, such as the Two Attacker Forms, the Kasumi (Deceptive) Forms, etc. Instruction will focus on…
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2020 ASU West Coast Fall 5-Day Intensive
November 11th - 15th Redlands Aikikai Details to be announced
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