Dojo Articles

Please read the articles below to help develop a better understanding of aikido, your training, and your obligations to those with whom you train. Students are encouraged to read these articles in addition to other literature, and generate questions derived from those readings.

Training

"Keiko" means dojo training. In keiko, you will be expected to participate in the traditions, culture, and obligations inherited by the aikido student. The articles below address the atmosphere of training in an aikido dojo.
Training Hard...or Hardly Training?
What Makes a Student Sempai?
The Role of the Student
Testing at Emory Aikikai
Progression in Aikido
Ukewaza

Principle

Aikido principles are integral to the learning process; it is impossible to remember a catalog of aikido techniques and situational subtleties. Rather, principle provide guidelines for aikido students to remember the basic components of technique and the constuctive knowledge to adapt that technique to situations.
Ikkyo for Starters
Enter Deeply: Irrimi
Musubi, A Connection
Harmony in Aikido
Fudoshin - Imperturbable Mind
Victory of the Mind