Sun 11:11 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. -Watch Filho as he attacks Chonan's open guard shell, and watch Chonan as he initially keeps Filho in his guard despite the diving attack. -Filho demonstrates perfectly how to maintain your side mount on a fully resisting opponent. Read more: continue Read Full Story

Sun 11:14 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. One of the cool things about aikido is that there are no prerequisites. There is no ‘most advanced skill.’ You can work the skills in any order and call that a ‘system’. A beginner may jump in with the whole class profitably practicing whatever happens to be on the lesson plan for that day. Sure there are safety considerations - you don't make newbies take big falls - but they can still practice the same techniques and... Read Full Story

Sun 11:16 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. Earn your kata’s trust. Every suitor starts by claiming they are ready for commitment, that they will do whatever it takes to master the kata. Three months later, half of them have already moved on to the next martial arts style. After so much infidelity, who could blame your kata for being difficult? Read more: continue Read Full Story

Sun 11:18 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. This is an awesome video presentation of various styles and Martial Arts strikes and kicks. While they attribute power to specific styles the important thing to note is the power of the specific attacks used since most styles include all of the attacks demonstrated (at least mine does!) Read more: continue Read Full Story

Sun 10:59 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. A Karate student should not... try harder in the dojo than he does at work or school. show more respect to his Sensei than he does to his parents. clean the dojo but neglect his own home. travel the world for training but not take his wife anywhere. forget all the people who helped him to attain skill in Karate. forget that Karate is practiced in daily life. forget that what he does reflects on his Sensei, his dojo, and... Read Full Story

Sun 11:01 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. Three people who tried to rob a 42-year-old man in Bradenton early this morning may wish they had chosen a different target. Two men and a woman approached a man in the parking lot of Health Care America, 3600 Cortez Road W., just after midnight, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman pointed a handgun at him and demanded his jewelry. Read more: continue Read Full Story

Sun 11:09 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. I'm back from the Spring 2008 Henry seminar. It was a blast as usual. Well attended - I got to see some of the Tennessee aikidoka that I don't get to see much. Everyone learned a lot. Here are some short highlight clips from the weekend. Read more: continue Read Full Story

Sun 11:10 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. Introduction to Kata and Bunkai I ask them to take a kata and hold it up to the light like a color slide Read more: continue Read Full Story

Sun 11:13 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. Today, I will be a guest on Karl's Blog Talk Radio show. If you would like to tune in and listen, you can go directly to the show here. All you need is a computer with volume. If you'd like to call in and ask some questions (remember, like I said, nothing too personal or annoying or else!) you can do so at this number: 646-716-9370. There's also a live chat, so you can log in and ask questions that way too. I hope you'll... Read Full Story

Sun 11:00 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org. Mike Brooks from Zandri’s Martial Arts taught Stranger Danger safety techniques at Head O’ Meadown Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Mr. Brooks teaches this course to children all over CT. Read more: continue Read Full Story