TANREN UCHI TRAINING / IWAMA - O Sensei and Saito Sensei 🔥 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗨 𝗔𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗢 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗝𝗢

TANREN UCHI TRAINING - Morihei Ueshiba and Morihiro Saito Filmed in Iwama, Ibaraki Prefecture Tanren-uchi: From Saito’s Tradition Aikido Vol II: “The purpose of tanren uchi practice is to develop stability of the hips and improve the grip on the ken.“ ’Tan’ means to forge, ’Ren’, to practice, and ’Uchi’, to strike. In O’Sensei’s days the Tanren was made of saplings, bound tightly, placed lengthwise and supported by their ends and struck. The practice hoped to instill proper cutting method in the whole body. Proper hip strength unleashes maximum power. The practice has a similarity to the striking training of the Jigen-ryu. Same set up: bundles of sticks tied together, resting horizontally, and with the practitioner repeatedly striking downwards into the target. Interesting to note some differences in the training of Ueshiba and the Jigen-ryu format: 1.) He isn’t training solo, but with a partner - one at either side of the target, facing each other. 2.) He doesn’t solely attack the target, but attacks to the rear and all around him, with a 360 sense of awareness. 3.) He doesn’t strike the same spot repeatedly with the same strike but makes a variety of attacks - stabbing, striking, slicing, movements. For contrast see the Tanren practice of Jigen-ryu: . 🔥 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗨 𝗔𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗢 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗝𝗢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 / 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 / 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 With Michael Ormerod, 3rd Dan Aikikai “𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯.” – 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘩𝘦𝘪 𝘜𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢 🔥 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗨 𝗔𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗢 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗝𝗢 The Takemusu Aikido Online Dojo is a community of budo practitioners from many different countries around the world, all training in the spirit of sharing and learning together. It is an opportunity to go deeply into a modern embodiment practice, rooted in the Japanese Martial Tradition and Culture. Whilst the training is serious and demanding, it is always carried out in a playful and joyful manner, designed to engage and challenge the beginner and seasoned practitioner of all levels. 🔸 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦: Each lesson is structured around a theme: beginning with a full body loosening and warmup routine, before moving onto solo weapons and bodywork training. Always moving from the simple to the complex; from the basics to the increasingly challenging advanced levels. 🔸 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: 🔥 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗨 𝗔𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗢 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗝𝗢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 / 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 / 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 #Takemusu #Aikido #OnlineDojo #live #interactive #daily #training #traditional #japanese #martial #art #budo #life #modern #embodiment #practice #serious #play #conscious #movement #relaxed #grounded #balanced 💧 #centre #connect #CALM 🌊