MUSUBIKAN - Aikido Practice (Keiko) for adults

AIKIDOTRAINING (KEIKO): our training is structured in several parts:

Kokyo Ryoku and Misogi: meditative breathing exercises, or ki-respiration, to consciously connect the body and mind and to bring them as close as possible to the present moment. Misogi originally is a Shinto purification ceremony. To put it simple words: it's a very deep abdominal breathing (with voice). Best known is probably "Toho Kami Emitame" and "Hei Ho, Hei Za" for "rowboat exercise" Funakogi Undo.
Aiki Taiso: highly attentive warm-up exercises to make the body flexible and strong, stretch the fascia, build deep muscles, consciously stimulate the flow of energy, and promote mind-body coordination, balance, ...
Ki Waza and Tai No Sabaki: Exercise-tuned breathing to center and expand, to strengthen and not to lose the center, to ground and to totally relax.
Aiki Waza: Aikido techniques static, moving and spontaneously fluent (Takemusu).
Buki Waza: weapons training with Bokken (wooden sword), Jo (stick) and Tanto (wooden knife). weapon against weapon, unarmed against weapon and katas (forms with sword or stick)
Kokyo Dosa: sitting partner exercise to learn to center and extend Ki out of the hara (Tantien).

Aikido may help You

to leave everyday life behind, to relax physically and mentally.
to discover movement in a new way. Through Aikido You can immerse yourself in the flow of things, learn to find your center and control body tension.
to defend yourself.
to develop presence.
to stay fit until old age. The training promotes development of the deep muscles, a supple connective tissue (fascia) and and an upright relaxed posture.
to learn to control the present moment.

Make the best of Your life, in a peaceful manner!