{"id":1205,"date":"2022-03-29T14:32:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T13:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2022-06-15T07:30:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T06:30:21","slug":"when-you-see-astonishing-aikido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/29\/when-you-see-astonishing-aikido\/","title":{"rendered":"When You See Astonishing Aikido"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are moments as an instructor when you look around the dojo and notice that your students are producing some astonishing aikido. I\u2019ve been having rather a lot of these recently, so much so that I wanted to share it here. If you\u2019ve been following this blog for a while you\u2019ll have picked up that I\u2019m not the biggest fan of the traditional teaching method (see <a href=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/10\/a-better-way-to-teach\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/10\/the-swimming-coach-problem\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/10\/how-to-make-aikido-better-by-teaching-the-ukemi\/\">here<\/a>). What you may not be aware of is that I decided to do something about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the last two years (excluding covid lockdown time), I\u2019ve been working on producing a set of drills and movements to teach aikido in a radically different way. This has not been easy. Its required a lot of trial and error, mind mapping (spider diagrams), constant refinement, and a general voyage of discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is a set of unique drills that teach the fundamentals of aikido, often requiring some external equipment. For example the <a href=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/10\/a-better-way-to-teach-the-irimi-entry\/\">Rick Stick<\/a> (my students decided to rename the Irimi Stick), a medicine ball, a reflex ball and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Irimi Stick\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w4p60YF5deo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Goal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>What I am trying to do with this process is reinvent the way aikido is taught while still teaching aikido. I\u2019m a fan of something called Principles Based Teaching (PBT). This allows you to rapidly teach something by separating out the fundamentals. The problem with PBT is that while you can transmit information quickly you cannot teach the art. A complete beginner can learn all the joint locks in under an hour, but they won\u2019t know what they\u2019re called. Since I care about teaching aikido, not only the mechanics of it, this was a big hurdle.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0004-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0004-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0004.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>To solve this issue I decided to try breaking my class into three sections. Through trail and error this has settled into a stable pattern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Part 1 is the warm up (which I also reworked) and drills<\/li><li>Part 2 is traditional aikido teaching<\/li><li>Part 3 is a weapon technique, usually from the aiki toho iai<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Parts 2 and 3 sometimes get swapped around, depending on the day and what we\u2019re teaching. All the drills in Part 1 reinforce the fundamentals needed in the techniques in Part 2. Doing that is easy in most classes, because the drills teach fundamentals, which mean they\u2019re relevant to all techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Drills<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>So these drills then, what do they do? In short, they improve the fundamentals required for effective aikido. The very underlying core of what you need. For example, I have a bunch of drills that I organised into a seminar for teaching at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CyprusAikikai\">Cyprus Aikikai<\/a>. At the start of that course I lined everyone up and took a picture, then we spent 2 days working on drills designed to promote structure and shizentai. At the end of it, I took another picture. Here they are side by side. There is a visible difference in the posture of the students across the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.001.jpeg 391w, https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.001-276x300.jpeg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.003.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211\" width=\"391\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.003.jpeg 301w, https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.003-217x300.jpeg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.002.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1210\" width=\"302\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.002.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.002-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.004.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1212\" width=\"353\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.004.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Posture-changes-Cyprus.004-195x300.jpeg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extremely Simple, Ferociously Difficult<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When I devised most of these drills I thought they were laughably simple. There isn\u2019t much to them. When I started introducing them to classes though what I saw stunned me. The drills are simple, you can teach them in seconds, however, it became clear that they are ferociously difficult to get right. Each drill contains a compressed set of fundamentals separated from the techniques. Fundamentals that have to be performed correctly. Repetition of these drills though is producing fast improvement and some astonishing aikido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A 5<sup>th<\/sup> Kyu With Shodan Arms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been some exceptional results stemming from these drills. In the most recent session two students were practicing ushiro waza ryote dori irimi nage omote. This is a very circular technique and a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> kyu student was encountering severe difficulty. They asked me, \u201cWhat do you do if uke\u2019s arm doesn\u2019t bend in?\u201d I asked them to show me what they meant and it was illuminating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"540\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 540;\" width=\"960\" controls src=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ushiro-irimi-nage.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As they turned back in to perform the irimi nage the uke\u2019s arm remained out. Not locked out straight, but with a near perfect curving structure in the arm. The sort of structure that people who practice the unbendable arm dream of obtaining. I know because I used to dream of it. It was relaxed, extended, utterly unyielding. It was also consistent. This student was doing it from habit every single time. I outweigh her by at least 40kgs, I lift weights, and yet it took almost my entire strength to bend her arm during the technique. When you add in that I\u2019m a 5<sup>th<\/sup> dan and she\u2019s a 5<sup>th<\/sup> kyu with less than 6 months training it\u2019s mind-blowing that she could do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know I shouldn&#8217;t use strength to bend the arm, obviously, but I wanted to know how much it would take to make it bend. The answer was all of it. I was doing a technique on a student and experiencing the outcome of my training drills. It\u2019s not the first time it\u2019s happened either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Centre Drops, Arm Extensions, And All The Rest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Postural improvements and extension through the arms are just some of the more noticeable results. Another one that I noticed after only a couple of months of training, is far more subtle. The new students were consistently dropping their weight through the ukes. I\u2019ve heard this referred to by some people as \u2018heavy hands\u2019. If that term has meaning for you then you\u2019ll know exactly what I was seeing. You\u2019ll also know that\u2019s a level of technical ability far beyond someone with only 8 weeks training. Except that now, it isn\u2019t beyond them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Shimamoto-Posture.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Shimamoto-Posture.png 455w, https:\/\/remoteaikidodojo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Shimamoto-Posture-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anecdotes Become Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing there, looking around the dojo at the astonishing level of aikido I was seeing I realised something. My two year experiment was beginning to show results. More importantly, reproducible results. Most of the students in the room are showing a level of competence with the fundamentals that exceeds where you would expect them to be. If it were only one or two of them I would write it off as anecdotal. The numbers though are pushing it towards data. It isn\u2019t, because this was not a proper experiment with controls, measurements etc. I\u2019d love to do one though. I think the results would be fascinating biomechanically, and what it could mean for teaching aikido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So Much Work To Do<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve created a raft of problems for myself though. When I devised these drills I did not think they would produce the results they have. They are currently far beyond my wildest dreams. I hoped for a faster rate of increase in ability. I am completely unprepared for an astonishing level of aikido in some areas, but not in others. There is a lack of balance that needs to be addressed. The students have some amazing fundamentals but they lack the knowledge of how to use them fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a big problem, not just for them but also for me. It\u2019s a wonderful problem to have though and I look forward to solving it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d like to make a special mention here. Last month I noticed that there were 5 visitors from Ukraine. Given everything that is happening I cannot tell you humbled and honoured I am that you still took time to come to this site. 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