Aikibatto Solo videos

Aikiken Sword Exercises for Aikido

Here are links to the video clips of the aikibatto iai exercises, which are done solo with a sword. There is one clip for each exercise, a bit above 1 MB in size. Hopefully, the quality is good enough for seeing the techniques clearly.

I have done the exercises rather slowly, for the sake of visibility. In normal training, they should be done in the speed that the attack calls for — or in solo training, as fast as you are able. When learning the exercises, though, a slow tempo is the best.

Notice also that I have posted video clips of the duo exercises, done together with an attacker, both using bokken. They are here.

On the video clip above I do some iai forms from here and there. I can't say that I approve of every detail. My posture is far from perfect, I tend to sort of nod at the cuts, which are often not enough extended forward, I do a meaningless extra movement with the saya right before noto, et cetera — in spite of my thirty-some years doing iai. Well, well, something to work on at next keiko...

Stefan Stenudd

Shoden
SHIHO four directions	MAE front USHIRO back HIDARI left MIGI right	1 2 3 4
UKE NAGASHI parry	OMOTE straight URA reverse	5 6
KOTE wrist	CHUDAN middle JODAN high	7 8
HARAI ward off	ATE strike TSUKI thrust	9 10

Okuden

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