This workshop will focus in detail on what it means to connect in Aikido. We will cover very specific, body centered instruction on how to receive the energy of an attack, how to  properly relax, how to take the energy of the attack to the center, how to properly put power into the partner without clashing, how and where to place ones attention, the use of the breath and much more.

 

This work is cross-style, and covers the essential principles active in all styles of Aikido. It is open to any interested student of aiki. It offers detailed "how to" instruction to be able to do what teachers like Ikeda and Saotome Sensei do physically and mentally in their Aikido technique.

 

We will be filming this event in preparation for an upcoming DVD set on the subject and attendance is free of charge. On-line registration is required however.