Our practice focuses on movement from the center in a spiraling and flowing manner, emphasizing the need to blend with the attacker to provide the energy for the technique. We strive to provide an environment that is both safe and enjoyable to all who wish to join us on our journey.
If you would like to begin training with us, or if you have any questions regarding our Aikido community, please contact Jay Lindholm or stop by and visit. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have as well as share our aikido experiences with you.
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Written by Tim Schmelter
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012 |
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Sponsored by South Austin Aikido
3 Day Seminar - February 17th - 19th, 2012
Mary Heiny Sensei, Rokudan
We are excited to announce Mary Heiny Sensei’s
fifth
annual visit to South Austin Aikido on
February 17th - 19th, 2012.
For more than forty years, Mary Heiny Sensei has followed a path of physical
and spiritual inspiration as a student and teacher of Aikido.
She brings to every class her many years of aikido training and teaching, as
well as her extensive experience and study of Japanese culture, language,
Shinto and Buddhist philosophies, and Non-Violent communication.
Download the seminar flyer
Download the registration form
Pay online (full seminar only):
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 January 2012 )
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Written by Tim Schmelter
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 |
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On Sunday, we kicked off 2012 with the traditional "throw the Sensei" class. Jay Sensei took ukemi for each of the students as we picked our favorite techniques (and how hard it was to choose just one!) and demonstrated them for the class. Sensei said he needed a nap that afternoon, so I think we all did our jobs!
Jay Sensei closed the class with a quote from O'Sensei to set the theme for our next year of training:
It is my wish for all those who forge themselves through Aikido to wholeheartedly devote themselves to fostering universal love and nurturing the spirit of Aiki within their body and spirits; and to use the budo of the past based on haku [physical effort] as a foundation for releasing the light of kon [soul/higher spirit] within themselves. It is my hope that through persistence and tenacity, those who practice will endeavor to make this a reality by grasping the logic of the universe, purifying their hearts and spirits, reaching a state of mind without conflict, and further developing and spreading this great way of Aikido around the globe to bring about an age of peace.
—Morihei Ueshiba, quoted in Enlightenment Through Aikido, by Kanshu Sunadomari
It was a great way to end a great class, and an inspiring way to start our training for the new year. Thanks to everybody who participated, and we look forward to seeing everybody on the mat in 2012!
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 January 2012 )
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