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The Road to Godan
By Lawrence Monforte Sixteen years at the Brisbane Dojo has honestly gone by in a blink but it is a place I couldn’t imagine not having in my life. I try and be grateful every day that we have this place to learn, grow and develop ourselves through the art…
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2023 Street Restraint Class
Special class: street style self defence and restraint. 6 May, 1:00pm at the dojo. This year’s class will be a little different again from past years in that it will focus on the use of Yoshinkan Aikido techniques in a pre-emptive manner. In this we will use Yoshinkan Aikido techniques…
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Coffee Break
A little more knowledge for your training in budo It’s not a sprint! It’s often said that ‘anything worthwhile doing, is worthwhile doing well’ or that ‘it’s not the destination that matters, but the journey’. Whilst these might be cliché, they definitely apply to our training in budō. Unlike sports…
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Coffee Break
Fear is good I was asked to give advice to a man who was troubled by his fear. People, especially men, naturally look up to a person who is seen to be brave and strong. However, when it comes to being a martial artist, being scared or having a fearful…
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Aiki Insights 25
This episode is Part 7 of our series on the principle of CONNECTION. In it we explore the role of connection in striking – paying particular attention to the jab, cross combination (Kento gata) – vs Shihonage.
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COFFEE BREAK:
Ancient wisdom locked inside the system Following on from my demonstration at our 2022 Annual Demonstration, I’d like to offer you a follow-up article on the theme on which I spoke on that day. I hope you gained something from the demonstration in September for your own practice and I…
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Aiki Insights Episode 24
This episode is Part 6 of our series on the principle of CONNECTION. In it we explore the role of connection in striking, paying particular attention to the jab, cross combination – Kento gata.
Goshu-Ryu SunCoast 