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virtue of slow practice, Petaluma CA 2025

towards naturalness, Portland OR 2025

lessons inherent in the characteristics of Bassai Dai, part 2

lessons inherent in the characteristics of Bassai Dai, part 1

nunchaku introduction - hotton sensei 2020

patrol kata - jo

Ten no Kata

Sanchin kata, and related principles

SMK Florida Winter Keiko, Amy Sperling sensei, Gabriel Van Rel sensei

Aiki Karate 3/16/2020

Budo Documentary 2002

St. Louis 2017

Minnesota 2017

Toronto 2017

Minnesota 2017

hotton sensei teaching various elements of the kata jion in Minnesota 2017

Minnesota 2017

hotton sensei teaching in Minnesota - focused compression in forward stance.

Bainbridge Seminar 2017, Bainbridge GA.

Rick Hotton sensei explaining the connection elements in gyaku tsuki (reverse punch).

Dublin seminar 2017, Dublin Ireland

Meditation practice - Gelong Thubten

Mitsugi Saotome Sensei interview at ASU Hombu dojo

Saotome Sensei is the founder of Aikido Shobukan Dojo in Washington D.C. He is a consummate artist, skilled not only in the martial arts, but textile, sculpture, and painting as well. In this video, Saotome Sensei introduces us to his dojo and speaks about his art and the philosophy of Aikido.

the Aiki Shrine of Mitsugi Saotome Sensei and the ASU