Kaze Uta Budo Kai Forum Archive

apply the aiki sage function to all the renzoku chain executions
apply aiki age/aiki sage through out kata and kihon
explore the immovable body dynamic in isometric redirections from any point of contact
complete the analysis of initial kuzushi in goshin jitsu
start a thorough explication of koshiki no kata
compare and contrast the concepts/strategies of aiki as they arise from kito ryu and daito ryu
review work by Gleason and Sonnon-- revisit Seshiro Endo's work as well

Query: to What does "aiki age/aiki sage" refer?

Hi John-- aiki age is "aiki up" and aiki sage is "aiki down"-- two distinctive basic components of kuzushi in the daito ryu -- the up is a similar feeling to the locked up through the bones into body rise we see in hikiotoshi but without the second hand at the elbow-- the down is similar in feeling to a sumiotoshi but without projection so that loads directly into the hip crumples you on the spot

OK, I gotcha! Just new nomenclature. Thanks!