Western Region Aikido Camp: Nakayama Sensei

(3 of 7)
James Nakayama sensei


"Let me tell you the secrets of aikido..."

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For one of Nakayama sensei's sessions, he taught ushirotekubitori kokyunage.
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First: ushirotori undo



Next: direct application




Next: You do it...



My Notes: When you step forward make sure your hips are still facing forward,something that helps is to point your toes outward when stepping forward.
Don't let

Western Region Aikido Camp: Toyoda Sensei

(2 of 7)
Stephen Toyoda sensei



Let the games begin...


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For one of Toyoda sensei's sessions, he taught kaitenage
and some oyo and henka waza variations.

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one of the OYO wazas
(uke goes around the nage, and then thrown)




(notice how the nage ends up in seiza!)



one of the HENKA wazasIt begins as a traditional kaitenage, and then...




let your uke keep turning until he is facing

Western Region Aikido Camp: Intro & Exams

(1 of 7)

Can we? Maybe? Should we? Perhaps? Maybe just one? Oh, let's just do it! Is it possible? Wait... What? You're kidding me! Seriously? Ok! Let's go! ...by a stroke of last-minute good fortune, Amjith and I made it to the Oct 2010 Western Region Aikido Camp in Vista, California (affiliated with the Aikido Association of America).



Kirsten Simms and Jeremy Neff


A camp differs from a

Aikido Thoughts: What does your kiai say about you?

Kototama: spirit sounds
Kototama (also kotodama) is a system of cosmology and mysticism. It has to do with describing the universe through the vibrations of sound; there are mystical powers in words and names. Remember your childhood stories, where if a person successfully guesses or use someone's true/real name, they have some kind of power over that person? Think of the fairy tale

Lambert Park

Lambert Park(biking info)This is at the end of our ride...So today Amjith and I did some more exploring. We found a nice rock jump on the Ziggy trail. This was more challenging than yesterday's jumps!




Here is Amjith biking down the first stretch of Ruin.(Watch the red blur...)




I apologize for the poor quality, these videos were taken on my iPhone.For those who are thinking about trying

Adventure + experimenting = fun with a sense of accomplishment

Imagine yourself at a beautiful water park on a hill, surrounded by mountains everywhere you turn.You grab your water tube and jump onto the first water slide at the entrance. This is going to be awesome! You get to the bottom of the first slide on an exhilaration high, but you quickly realize that the water park has been designed in such a manner that you can not tell where you were supposed to

Deer Creek South Fork Trail

A biking picture story.








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Deer Creek South Fork Loop in American Fork Canyon, UT.