![]() ![]() Let’s explain “don’t put (unnecessary) power into the hands” in a little more detail. It can be said that Sensei’s teachings of “remove power from the shoulders” and “don’t put (unnecessary) power into the hands” are required conditions for refining the internal senses. When utilizing the “Te-no-uchi” adeptly and effectively, there must be no unnecessary power in the shoulders. It is through this sensor of the internal senses of the wrists, the “Te-no-uchi”, that one gauges and then turns to counter attack in an instant.įrom Sensei’s emphasis on “the Te-no-uchi is important” can be inferred the meaning “It is important to sharpen the inner senses of the body while analyzing the power of the enemy”. The most important sensor used in calculating all of these factors in an instant is the internal senses of the wrists. ![]() When one is grasped by the enemy one must gauge their power through the internal senses of the wrists (Sensei expressed this as “Te-no-uchi” / 手の内) – how much power and from what direction the attack has come must be grasped in an instant.Īs discussed previously, one must analyze both oneself and the opponent anatomically, and while remaining conscious of each individual section of the enemy’s muscular and skeletal structure, instantly work out the point of attack, angle, direction and footwork. Let’s look at a simple approach to Aiki from a neurophysiological and psychological perspective.Īiki places importance first on the movement of the hands. Yoshio Ohara (小原良雄) being thrown in Aiki-nage by Yukiyoshi Sagawa What is Aiki? Introduction to a method of analyzing Aiki. Other sections from this book appear in the articles “ Sagawa Yukiyoshi, Masaru Takahashi and Breath Training in Daito-ryu” and “ Strange, Odd and False Theories of Aiki“. The original Japanese text appeared in Takahashi sensei’s book “The Truth of Daito-ryu Aiki” (大東流合気の真実), which was published in Japanese by Fukushodo Co. You may wish to read Part 1 and Part 2 before reading this concluding section. This is the third and final section of the English translation of his thoughts concerning the analysis of Aiki. Takahashi sensei often contributes articles on Daito-ryu to the monthly Japanese Budo magazine Hiden (月刊秘伝), and is the author of a book on Chinese Qigong, 中国秘伝の秘伝術気功法, which has been translated into English and published as “ Qigong for Health“. Takahashi sensei was a senior student of the famous Daito-ryu instructor Yukiyoshi Sagawa, and continues to instruct at the Sagawa-den Daito-ryu Aiki Budo Sagamihara branch dojo (佐川伝大東流合氣武道相模原支部) and at the Daito-ryu Sagawa Dojo hombu (大東流佐川道場本部) in Kodaira city. Masaru Takahashi (高橋賢) also appears in the commemorative photo above. ![]() You may also recognize Yoshio Ohara, famous in Sagawa Dojo for his great strength, whose picture appeared in the second part of “ What is Aiki?“, being thrown by Yukiyoshi Sagawa in Aiki-nage. You may recognize Yukiyoshi Sagawa’s student Keisetsu Yoshimaru (吉丸慶雪) in the photo above from the articles “Aiki no Rentai: The Conditioned Body of Yukiyoshi Sagawa” ( Part 1 | Part 2), and “Yukiyoshi Sagawa on Bujutsu and Ki-Ryoku” ( Part 1 | Part 2). Keisetsu Yoshimaru to the right of Sagawa sensei Tetsuya Taguchi (the dojo’s longest training student) to the left of Sagawa sensei ![]()
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