Discussions with Aikido of London
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Discussions with Aikido of London
Matters concerning Aikido, martial arts and things Japanese. Hosted by Ismail Hasan - Head coach and director of Aikido of London Ismail Hasan Sensei began his Aikido training in 1977 in London, England. In 1985 he moved to California to train with TK Chiba Sensei 8th Dan, a direct student of the...
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Children
Gina and Miroslav discuss the subject of Children and in particular relation to Aikido. Gina has taught children in London for several years so comes...
Aikido as martial and other matters
Often misunderstood and much disparaged in recent year, we chat about Aikido as a martial art and other related matters. Joining me from Madrid, Spain...
Lockdown
As we slowly come out of the pandemic lockdown it seemed appropriate to chat about the last 12 months. The impact, both positive and negative on our...
Why, when and now.
This is an excerpt from my recent discussion with Richard Edmunds. Richard is a new guest for the Discussion Series but certainly not new to Aikido as...
Teaching Method
This is an excerpt from my recent discussion with Ivan Melo. He asks the question of teaching method. A vast subject and how each teacher and "style"...
The Grip in training
The first episode of season 2 in The Aikido of London Discussion Series. Erdjan Eker joins me again to chat about the importance of the grip in traini...
Renewal
I am joined by Beth Harris and Yanti Amos as they bring their differing perspectives on training and staying new. Beth is only 3 years into Aikido wh...
Aikido and Creativity
A discussion about creativity in Aikido and martial art with Erdjan Eker. Erdj is an Architect and one of the senior most students at Aikido of London...
Couples in Aikido
Joining me today are 2 couples - Ivan and Cathy. Olya and Rodrigo. They are couples who train together and have a fascinating journey on how being in...
Aikido and friendship
We return to Madrid as Gina and Miroslav joins me to discuss Aikido and friendship and why it can be special. Gina has a background in Architecture an...
Teacher student relationship
Philipp Schiffer joins me from Cologne, Germany as we chat about the teacher student relationship in Aikido but also in academia. Philipp has been tra...
The interplay in different training systems
Yanti Amos has a strong background in Yoga and Shotokan Karate. She is the founder of a highly successful Yoga studio EarthYogaNYC, in Manhattan and j...
Habit forming and how Traditional arts are for self betterment over time
Alex Barrera joins me from Madrid, Spain as we discuss positive habit forming in training and how the traditional Japanese arts are for human self bet...
A beginners thoughts on training
Beth has only been training in Aikido for a little over 2 years and started at 16 years of age. She is an avid Japanophile and getting ready for Unive...
Aikido and Zen
Jose Mosquera joins me from Madrid, Spain. Jose is a senior executive in the world of finance with a strong Zen background. We look into Zen culture a...
Expectations and Teacher student relationship
Stevie Boyle is the Head teacher at Aikido of Wishaw in Cumbernauld, Scotland. He recently celebrated the 30th Anniversary of his dojo. Our discussion...
Martiality in Aikido
Yahe Solomon was an Uchi Deshi (professional student) with Chiba Sensei in San Diego where we first met in the 80's. He joins me from Bozeman, Montan...
Women in Aikido
Cathy Humphries and Olya Kolchyna discuss their point of view as a beginner and a new teacher, respectively.
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How relevant is Aikido for modern times.
Today's guest is Leon Gauman - Director Product and Strategy, Elsewhen. We will discuss "the relevance of Aikido in modern times and how Aikido has he...
The relationship between Aikido and Iaido
We discuss how these two seemingly different martial arts, one relatively new and the other rooted in deep Japanese tradition. My guest today is Ivan...