Food for thought – Walking
Walking is one of the most basic and common human activities. From a very young age and from the moment we are […]
Ne Waza – The art of moving on the ground
Ne Waza, or groundwork is not a strength of Nihon Tai Jitsu, if it is not totally absent from the curriculum it […]
Soften up!
Martial arts require a variety of skills for the adept to become proficient. These go from body skills (feeling heavy, being connected, […]
Aunkai workshop with Robert John
Rob is one of the very first students of Akuzawa sensei, and one of the three who obtained the highest license of […]
Be the change
In the recent New Zealand workshops, I put quite a bit of focus on two ideas: mobility and quality of contact. Mobility […]