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Every word of every class is indexed, and the dojo handbook answers alongside the classes. Your search bridges English and Japanese/Aikido vocabulary (falling ↔ ukemi, breath ↔ kokyu, off balance ↔ kuzushi), then ranks the best class moments. Results open at the exact point in the class; several matches in one class are grouped into a single card.
Body mapping and alignment fundamentals Saturday · 2026-04-25 · 20 matches
Center challenge through partner engagement. "Really grab them... try to affect their center... Don't keep…
Partner flow structure with center and lower-body support. "try to chuck them right underneath your…
Continuity despite partner hesitation. "Doesn't matter... immediately, without thinking about it" ... "if they've got…
Get a different partner.
Alright, so, grab a partner, and do TainoHinko.
Alright, Val, thank you, partner.
…14 more matches in this class
Attention Discipline and Decisional Autonomy Saturday · 2026-04-04 · 10 matches
partner escalation and listening in sequence. “I’m giving you an explanation, and you…
…technical taxonomy for partner entry sequence. "There's lots of different words. TainoHenko..." ... "what your body…
partner circle timing. 00:35:35.240-00:35:44.409 ... start a circle…
We're connecting with our partner and staying with them.
The session blends warm-up conditioning with progressively more specific Aikido partner mechanics, then shifts into…
…But, if your partner thinks they can do this forever, they start to go, yeah, this…
…4 more matches in this class
Progressive Movement Scaling and Shape Quality Saturday · 2026-05-16 · 6 matches
Tag game partner switching. "And let's choose the game... No, not elimination... how do we…
Contact retention during partner pull. "It's not a ... game to try to dominate... training exercise…
act like I'm your partner, and Zoom me.
The class repeatedly transitions between self-regulation, precision movement patterns, and partner-contact training. It emphasizes…
…when we do techniques, right, our job is, honestly, and then you go to the partner.
And you practice your attention with that partner right away. So look away, look away, kind…
Whole-Body Push Quality Over Arm Strength Wednesday · 2026-04-08 · 6 matches
You can come up to a partner.
Or a partner, and walk up to it with your hands.
Furniture moving, wall moving, partner moving technique.
…Mid-session the instructor links these mechanics to partner engagement, safety, and off-line body mechanics…
. "Furniture moving, wall moving, partner moving technique." ... "What…
…You can come up to a partner."
Conflict-Safe Exit Strategy and Avoiding Entanglement Saturday · 2026-05-02 · 6 matches
And so everything you come into contact with is a potential practice partner. I reach out…
…Same thing with the partner. I'm flat, I'm square-footed.
…the elbows drop my shoulders, let the elbows shoot out, and then I bumped my partner.
…And then, after you've done that, you approach the wall, or you move the partner…
. "And so everything you come into contact with is a potential practice partner. I…
…with practical drills, real-conflict caveats, and partner-work variations. The lesson repeatedly reorients students toward…
Blending as Adaptive Continuum Saturday · 2026-04-11 · 4 matches
iterative partner feedback in drill. "As we play with it, what are you seeing…
breath during partner tension drill. "Put it back, take the knee over the… rotate…
The class is a progression from physiological reset work into movement mechanics and partner-responsiveness, moving…
…be able to reach you, so that my partners can practice with a real speed punch.
Safety hierarchy and risk-aware training constraints Saturday · 2026-04-11 · 4 matches
Partner safety with controlled touch zones. "when we do punches... to the face... don't want…
Okay, and then what your partner… what you're gonna do is your partner is, you…
…Different partners. Will you two work together, please? And we'll work together? And you're…
…rolling, rocking, and falling mechanics, then into partner-oriented conflict simulation with escalating realism. Across windows…
Foundational square breathing and unclenched breath holds Wednesday · 2026-04-01 · 3 matches
partnered technique execution. "Match me?" ... "Turn..." ... "It's kind of like Shiri Minage. ... Shomenuchi…
timing changes from partner responses. "You're starting to come..." ... "Let me try this…
The class centers on integrating breath control with movement and partner work, moving from foundational square…
Balance management and level management in throwing Wednesday · 2026-04-22 · 3 matches
…continuous movement with partner. "I'm going to continue in contact..." ... "So that when the next…
Throwing drills that stay with the partner rather than break contact. "I'm going to continue…
…Core instructional patterns move from breath/body warmup and mobility into connection-based partner drilling, then…
Intentional slowing as strategic timing Saturday · 2026-05-16 · 3 matches
Spatial checks and partner communication commands. "What do you see?" (repeated) / "I'm behind you." / "Sit…
Following partner movement to preserve useful detail. "I'm always borrowing to see if I can…
…Across the recording, the instructor moves from grounded body calibration to partner-based technical work (grips…
Aikido yielding framework over forceful possession Wednesday · 2026-04-15 · 2 matches
…center, timing, and connected partner feedback. "going peripheral with my vision at the end of every…
…and I'm doing it with my partner, that there's some vector in my brain…
Partner safety, restraint, and timing cues Saturday · 2026-05-02 · 2 matches
This class moves from early dynamic body prep into progressively structured partner drills, emphasizing breathing-led…
…Would you please be my partner?
Footwork, Line Management, and Space Occupancy Wednesday · 2026-05-06 · 2 matches
And in turn, they will happen to partner.
The class is a partnered Aikido-oriented technical session moving from global body preparation into wrist…
The library searched every word of every class and of the handbook, then ranked and grouped what it found. The passages are transcribed speech; the order, the grouping and the class names are the machine's.