#aikitohoiai — Public Fediverse posts

I will be sharing thoughts and practise on the connections between #aikido and the Japanese sword, particularly #iaido, at the @aikidounlimited dojo in #Hyvinkää on Sunday, 10am. Will be doing some #AikiTohoIai / #NishioRyu Iai practise.

People there will be complete beginners so do come round if you are at all in the region :)

A reminder that there will be a #Nishio style #aikido seminar in #Jyväskylä at the #Aikiken dojo, 26th–28th Sep. It will be lead by #Iwakata sensei, 6th dan, a good and very approachable teacher (also studied under #Endo for a while). Nishio style aikido is fluid, fast and practical, with strikes (atemi) regularly practised. Weapons play an extensive role and at least half of the seminar will consist of them, also including Nishio Ryu #iaido / #AikiTohoIai.

https://www.aikiken.fi/iwakata-yutaka-sensei-6-dan-aikikai-seminaari-aikikenin-dojolla/

#iaido training continued today with a spontaneous trip to #Jyväskylä to do some #AikiTohoIai (a iaido form which connects with #Aikido).

“No no, you are cutting like in seitei”

Iaido is basically the art of being told you are doing everything wrong.

@rimmon1971 fantastic! I started roughly a year ago and am now 5th kyu (having often been travelling during headings). Considering doing 4th kyu in a month, but should talk to the senseis. ZNKR #iaido. But I’ve also studied some amount of #AikiTohoIai (Nishio-sensei’s development of iaido with kind of aikido type movement).

I actually just came from practise :)