REINER BRAUHARDT – AIKIDO FROM A TO Z: AIKI-KEN & JO | Digital Download

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Aikido is a Japanese martial art that is becoming more and more popular all over the world. It was founded by Morihei Ueshiba in the early 20th century. Aikido includes elements from different Japanese martial arts, alongside unarmed techniques, the use of sword and staff is a significant component of Aikido.

Aikido is absolutely defensive and also a highly effective method of self-defense. In Aikido it is not about strength meeting strength. The Aikidoka uses the attacker’s energy to incapacitate him by applying throwing and leverage techniques. The attacker is effectively controlled without being harmed. Aikido trains the body and mind equally.

In this “Aikido from A to Z” educational film series, Grandmaster Reiner Brauhardt (8th Dan Aikido, Kyoshi) provides extensive training in all aspects of Aikido. Starting with the first steps, the viewer is taken through multivariate techniques with and without weapons. Reiner Brauhardt is one of the most famous Aikido masters in Europe. As a pioneer of Aikido in Germany, he started with this martial art over 40 years ago. Since 1985 he has been a professional Aikido instructor and runs an aikido school in Siegen.

This ninth film in the series “Aikido Basics Vol. 9” will introduce you to Aiki-ken and Aiki-jo, techniques and forms with bokken and jo, the traditional wooden weapons of Japanese martial arts.

You will learn basic sword and staff stances, different levels of attack, ken-suburi and jo-suburi, partner exercises with sword and staff, different forms of kumi-tachi and kumi-jo, as well as a jo-kata and a bokken -kata based on the basic techniques learned earlier.
In addition, you will gain insight into the ken-tai-jo, using the staff against the sword, working with a partner and a kata. Aiki-ken and Aiki-jo are important parts of a good and thorough Aikido education, but they can also be independently integrated into other Budo arts.