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Aikido of

Columbus

BEGINNER’S

HANDBOOK

Chief Instructors:

Paul Linden, 5th Dan

Peggy Berger, 4th Dan

3003 Silver Drive

Columbus, OH 43224

263-1111 • 262-3355

paullinden@aol.com

www.being-in-movement.com

Welcome to Aikido of Columbus.

We are pleased to welcome you to our Aikido community.

Aikido is an inexhaustible source of wonder and enjoyment, but the practice may be

very different from anything you have ever done before. The only way to understand

Aikido is through physical practice, but this guide will help you begin to develop an

understanding of Aikido and the way we practice the art. It will also provide answers

to some of the questions that may arise for you as you observe Aikido or begin the

practice of Aikido.

Once you start practicing, don’t feel that you have to memorize the information in this

beginner’s handbook. It is here to help you, just in case you have some questions.

If you have any questions about what you are doing, seeing or feeling as you enter

into the world of Aikido practice, ask. Ask the advanced students, or ask the

instructors. Asking questions will help you understand what you are practicing.

Aikido: The Way of Harmonious Energy ......................................................... 2

Aikido: A Brief Etymology ................................................................................. 3

What a Typical Class is Like .............................................................................. 4

Common Questions About Aikido .................................................................... 5

Head Instructors ............................................................................................... 6

Columbus Center for Movement Studies ......................................................... 7

Practice Information .......................................................................................... 9

Policy on Blood-Borne Pathogens ..................................................................... 11

Aikido as Physical Exercise ................................................................................ 13

Centered Movement .......................................................................................... 14

Basic Hand and Foot patterns ........................................................................... 15

What Can I Practice at Home? ........................................................................... 17

Aikido Practice .................................................................................................... 20

Common Challenges .......................................................................................... 22

Dojo Participation & Meetings .......................................................................... 24

Aikido Vocabulary ............................................................................................. 26

Aikido history .................................................................................................... 31

Memoir of the Master ......................................................................................... 37

Rank & Testing .................................................................................................. 40

Aikido of Columbus Beginner’s Handbook

AIK

THE WAY OF HARMONIOUS ENERGY

I D

Aikido is

• Non-violent self-defense

• Non-competitive movement practice

• Compassionate conflict resolution

• Mind/body awareness and integration

• Relaxation and good exercise

• Beautiful flowing movement

• Fun

AIKIDO is a modern Japanese martial art especially suited to the needs of today. It is a

non-violent form of self-defense and a discipline of mind/body awareness and

integration. Aikido defense techniques consist primarily of joint locks and throws and

are based on receiving the attacker with compassion and going along with the power of

the attack to defeat aggression.

Aikido is not a tool for “winning.” There are no matches or competitions. Its smooth,

circular, and flowing techniques use body wisdom and inner energy rather than

requiring great muscular power and speed. Aikido can be practiced and enjoyed b y

anyone regardless of age, size or strength. Aikido is an enjoyable learning adventure

carried out in a mutually supportive atmosphere. Because students move and learn at

their own pace, Aikido is an effective form of exercise and relaxation that people can

continue for their whole life.

Aikido offers a practical and effective form of self-defense that aims at protecting

yourself without hurting another human being. The goal of Aikido is to learn to move

and live in a state of power, gentleness, freedom, and harmony.

CHILDREN’S AIKIDO classes use Aikido games as well as formal defense techniques

to create a fun-filled learning situation. Basic self-defense is covered, though it is

strongly emphasized that fighting is not a game and should be avoided if at all

possible. Through cooperative, non-competitive, non-violent martial art training,

children gain an understanding of how to get along with others and how to resolve

conflicts in a humane way. The Aikido methods of body awareness and coordination

help children improve their performance in everything they do, from soccer to violin.

And the training in relaxation and concentration help children in such things as

homework or paying attention in school.

Aikido of Columbus Beginner’s Handbook

AIKIDO: A Brief Etymology

The word AIKIDO is composed of three Sino-Japanese ideographs:

ai , meaning harmony or blending;

ki , indicating the universal life force or etheric energy of the universe; and

do , which means a road or path, and can imply a way or life.

Thus, among its many nuances is the meaning of a way of life in harmony with the natural life

forces of the universe.

AI may be seen as a roof which shelters two other

components. The horizontal line is the number “one”

and also means a single unit. The square was

originally a circle which was also used to indicate a

group. the ideograph is a picture of single family

group in its house. Thus, the meaning came to mean “ to

match ” or “ to blend ” harmoniously like the members

of a family under the same roof.

KI has two parts. The upper portion shows three lines

that formerly rose vertically from the forth at the left.

These represent steam rising from a surface. Without

the lower portion this shape is still a ‘picture’ of steam

rising from the water or earth. The lower part is the

character for rice and displays the grains assembled on

a central stalk. For the ancient Chinese, steam rising

from cooked rice was the very substance of life because

without taking in this ‘ breath of life ’ one would starve.

Over time the meaning broadened and ki became a

symbol of vitality or strength and came to be used in

words implying will , intention, and essence . In oriental

philosophy, it came to represent the fundamental

energy of creation, the pervading energy of the

universe, the very life force itself.

DO also has two parts. The right half shows two lines over

another, perhaps eyes and a mouth. The bottom portion is

the character for the “self”. When used independently, this

combined shape is a picture of the head over the body

connected by the “neck”. The curved part at the left with

the long tail is actually the character for the foot. The

complete character, then, shows the neck supported by the

feet. ‘One takes one’s neck down the “ road ” with the feet’ is

a story used by children to remember the meaning of this

character. As the character began to be used philosophi-

cally, it took on the nuance of taking your life into your

hands and committing yourself to a particular path or

vocation. For over a thousand years this word has been used

to symbolize the all-encompassing path of religious or

moral commitment -- one’s chosen “ way of life ”.

Courtesy of Larry Bieri

Aikido of Columbus Beginner’s Handbook

WHAT A TYPICAL AIKIDO CLASS IS LIKE

There are many many combinations of attacks and defense techniques to

practice. Underlying that practice is the study of body awareness and movement and

the study of conflict and harmony. Every Aikido class is different, but there are some

typical patterns that you will experience in all the Aikido classes.

Each class will start with warm ups of some kind. Different instructors will have

different warm up routines, but there will always be some slow stretching to get the

body ready for more vigorous movement.

After warm ups, the class will generally move to slow practice of Aikido

techniques. This gives people the opportunity to begin moving and centering

themselves before having to undertake vigorous practice and harder falls. Once people

have begun to get into the flow of the movement, the instructor will have people

speed up the movement. Finally as people begin doing full Aikido movement, the

practice may take off in different directions.

The instructor will choose the techniques to practice in the class. S/he may look

at different defenses for a single attack or at different attacks that a single defense may

work with. Sometimes the organizing idea in a class will be a movement or energy

theme. For example, the class may examine how a given spiral of movement shows up

in different defense techniques, how the same movement pattern occurs in sword work

and unarmed Aikido, or how an energy quality of expansiveness can affect a variety of

movements.

Aikido is not rote practice of unvarying movements. A unique and important

part of Aikido is the process of exploration and personal discovery — both of the

nature and meaning of the defense techniques, and of your own personal style of

movement and awareness. Important elements to explore are your responses to

pressure and the ways you interact with your practice partners.

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