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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 · 21 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.
…15 more matches in this class
Attention Discipline and Decisional Autonomy Saturday · 2026-04-04 · 21 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…
We're connecting with our partner and staying with them.
partner circle timing. 00:35:35.240-00:35:44.409 ... start a circle…
And on the other side, she will wait for you until your other side is ready.
…But, if your partner thinks they can do this forever, they start to go, yeah, this…
…15 more matches in this class
Progressive Movement Scaling and Shape Quality Saturday · 2026-05-16 · 14 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…
So, what the challenge, the challenge is to do it yourself, instead of only watching other…
…when we do techniques, right, our job is, honestly, and then you go to the partner.
…8 more matches in this class
Boundary-Laced Compassion in Conflict Saturday · 2026-05-09 · 11 matches
Bring your hand in front, and your head to the other side, so now you're…
And then Ichimonji on the other side. Squished the other toes that didn't get squished.
…with another person, and with other people, with a group of other people. How would you
…And it's one of the reasons that it's self-perpetuating, is that other people…
Power for its own sake, that… over other people, and using… extracting other people as resources…
And other times, I, you know, I… the opposite. I will not be signing anything. Nothing…
…5 more matches in this class
Blending as Adaptive Continuum Saturday · 2026-04-11 · 10 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.
pulling each other over each other, and then at some point, I move into negotiating.
Pulled to the other side.
…4 more matches in this class
Whole-Body Push Quality Over Arm Strength Wednesday · 2026-04-08 · 9 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.
Press back… And forward. Other ear on other shoulder.
and you shift, you can feel the other hand making… being the dominant. No, now I…
And remember that Shihonage and Sankyo are opposites of each other. I engage with the arm…
…3 more matches in this class
Aikido yielding framework over forceful possession Wednesday · 2026-04-15 · 6 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…
…same, and to open and close the other side like a door. So I'm closing…
And then there's other…
With the other arm.
when I'm seeking about other things, And…
Safety hierarchy and risk-aware training constraints Saturday · 2026-04-11 · 6 matches
Other side… Other side, other side…
Okay, and then what your partner… what you're gonna do is your partner is, you…
Partner safety with controlled touch zones. "when we do punches... to the face... don't want…
…Different partners. Will you two work together, please? And we'll work together? And you're…
Oh, and… Why to the other side.
…rolling, rocking, and falling mechanics, then into partner-oriented conflict simulation with escalating realism. Across windows…
Intentional slowing as strategic timing Saturday · 2026-05-16 · 5 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…
None of them are released, so we're gonna do it on the other side. So…
…And you can feel what happens to the other hand. When you go… when you cascade…
…good, instead of using their power to dominate and create other people, just crash other people.
Conflict-Safe Exit Strategy and Avoiding Entanglement Saturday · 2026-05-02 · 5 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…
Yeah, and in general, you want your… yeah, you want it the other way around, so…
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…
Partner safety, restraint, and timing cues Saturday · 2026-05-02 · 3 matches
This class moves from early dynamic body prep into progressively structured partner drills, emphasizing breathing-led…
Now the other side. Pull the other elbow, it gets a turn.
…Would you please be my partner?
Curriculum Sequencing and Drill Design Saturday · 2026-04-25 · 3 matches
…So, let's do the other side.
So my hands are facing each other.
As I bring the other hand in. Boop!
Balance management and level management in throwing Wednesday · 2026-04-22 · 2 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…
Footwork, Line Management, and Space Occupancy Wednesday · 2026-05-06 · 1 match
And in turn, they will happen to partner.
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.