5 Things You May Not Have Known About Shizuo Imaizumi
Shizuo Imaizumi played an influential role in the development of aikido in the United States, but how much do we really know about the man behind the name? From his formative years in Japan to his decades in American aikido, Imaizumi’s story contains plenty of details that are easy to overlook. Here are five things…
Force in Martial Practice: Capability, Expression, and Regulation by Michael Martin, Part II
Embodied Knowledge and Functional Pragmatism The Nine-State Martial Model becomes practically meaningful when its conceptual distinctions are translated into embodied capacities. Its purpose in practice is not simply to enable practitioners to identify the Nine States but to develop greater sensitivity to the conditions through which force capability is expressed and regulated. The central practical…
Force in Martial Practice: Capability, Expression, and Regulation by Michael Martin, Part I
Introduction Martial arts have traditionally been classified through technique, strategy, lineage, cultural origin, philosophical orientation, or preferred methods of combat. Systems are commonly distinguished as striking or grappling, internal or external, hard or soft, or sportive or combative. Such classifications remain useful for describing martial traditions and practices, but they provide less insight into how…
“He Played with Timing and Distance:” Kokoro Aikido Budapest Instructor Péter Békési on Donovan Waite’s Impression
With the passing of Nobuyoshi Tamura in Europe, many aikidoka searched for a new teacher. It just so happened that Yoshimitsu Yamada offered to send Donovan Waite to Hungary. From that first moment, Péter Békési was hooked. Focusing on Waite as a person, Békési provides a different perspective of the late aikido instructor. Martial Arts…
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