Takemusu Aikido Intercontinental
Transmitting an authentic knowledge of Traditional Aikido as founded by Morihei UESHIBA
Tsuki soto kaiten sankyo (2nd form)
The following way to deal with the tsuki is useful when you're taken short by uke's attack or when you find yourself in a narrow space where you can't use wide movements.
As in form 1, make sure uke is unbalanced backward before beginning the yokomen spiral.
There is no Aikido movement which can be executed without unbalancing uke. No Aikido movement can work without uke's imbalance. A movement executed without unbalancing uke is not an Aikido movement.
Thanks to the tenkan rotation, your body disappears to let uke fall exactly where you were standing, with the vacuum you created. One mustn't step back in a straight line.
Uke's arm must not be bent.
Sections
What is Traditional Aikido?
Aikido is not a sport, it is a martial art which laws (takemusu) are in harmony with the laws of the universe. Studying them allows the practitioner to understand his place in the universe. Aikido was born in Iwama, O sensei achieved in that village the synthesis of tai jutsu, aiki ken and aiki jo.
Where to practice Traditional Aikido?
The International Takemusu Aikido Federation (ITAF) brings to the practitioner the structure he needs in order to work as close as possible to the reality O sensei MU defined. The official national representations are the guarantee of a teaching faithful to the Founder's.
The weapons of Aikido, aiki ken and aiki jo
In modern Aikido, weapons are hardly taught, if taught at all. In O sensei's Aikido, on the contrary, aiki ken, aiki jo and tai jutsu are unified and form together a riai, a family of harmonious techniques stemming from one unique principle. Each techniques helps understand all the others.
Aikido, a martial art or an art of peace?
Peace is a balance between a human being and the world around him. The true martial art's goal is not to become stronger than one's opponent but to find in that opponent a way to realize harmony. There is no enemy anymore as such, but an opportunity offered to reach unified ki.