49 episodes
The Aiki Dojo Podcast Aikido Center of Los Angeles
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4.6 • 14 Ratings
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Translating traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world.
Hosts:
David Ito, Chief Instructor of Aikido Center of Los Angeles
Ken Watanabe Shihan
Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan
Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, Iaido 4th Dan Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aikidojo/support
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Is Aikido Lethal?
The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Is Aikido Lethal?
In Episode 50 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, we discuss lethality and discus the whether or not Aikido is lethal. Aikido is a mature martial art but it has its roots in traditional Japanese Jujitsu dating as far back as mid 800 AD. Born out of warfare and combat, Aikido strives to be a modern martial art and thus the role of killing has been evolved out of the Art. But, can it be lethal? Should it be lethal? We answer these questions and much more.
Enjoy!
Watch here: https://youtu.be/luwMhdPC4Tk
The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings brings over 30 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.
The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here:
https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/
https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92
Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP
Watch our podcast:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ
Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog
Read our Newsletter:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter
Follow us on social media:
Facebook:
Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla
Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/
Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/
For more information about Aikido
http://www.aikidocenterla.com
Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com
If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4
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The Importance of Correct Ukemi
The Aiki Dojo Podcast - The Importance of Correct Ukemi
In Episode 49 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, we discuss ukemi and how its correct execution is imperative to the mastery of Aikido. Ukemi is not just falling down for someone. It is an intricate and detail oriented process of moving with the nage. Ukemi teaches us so much more than physical movement that it becomes a metaphor for how to live one’s life.
Enjoy!
Watch here: https://youtu.be/nCBL5aDtxVk
The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings brings over 30 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.
You can also listen to this podcast on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you download your podcast.
The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here:
https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/
https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92
Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP
Watch our podcast:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ
Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog
Read our Newsletter:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter
Follow us on social media:
Facebook:
Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla
Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/
Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/
For more information about Aikido
http://www.aikidocenterla.com
Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com
If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4
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Failure Teaches Success
The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Failure Teaches Success
In Episode 48 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, we discuss how failure is the key to success. Success is great and it feels good to celebrated. However, in terms of self-development, failure is a way better tool.
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/GsL-CxdYmlo
Watch Kendo’s Most Grueling Challenge here: https://youtu.be/qlXZvtxBjlI
Enjoy!
The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings brings over 30 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.
The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here:
https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/
https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92
Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP
Watch our podcast:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ
Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog
Read our Newsletter:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter
Follow us on social media:
Facebook:
Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla
Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/
Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/
For more information about Aikido
http://www.aikidocenterla.com
Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com
If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4
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Is Aikido an Art?
The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Is Aikido an Art?
In Episode 47 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, we discuss the concept of Aikido being a form of art. Find out what constitutes something being classified as an art and if Aikido is an art.
Enjoy!
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/MXlwwN6tpBU
The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings brings over 30 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.
You can also listen to this podcast on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you download your podcast.
The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here:
https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/
https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92
Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP
Watch our podcast:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ
Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog
Read our Newsletter:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter
Follow us on social media:
Facebook:
Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla
Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/
Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/
For more information about Aikido
http://www.aikidocenterla.com
Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com
If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4
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Aikido in the 21st Century & Beyond
The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Aikido in the 21st Century & Beyond
In Episode 43 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, we discuss how Aikido is different today in the 21st century and what people have to differently.
Enjoy!
Watch to it here: https://youtu.be/1pWBgeUOnls
The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings brings over 30 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.
You can also listen to this podcast on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you download your podcast.
The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here:
https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/
https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92
Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP
Watch our podcast:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ
Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog
Read our Newsletter:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter
Follow us on social media:
Facebook:
Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla
Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/
Ito Sensei: teacher.aikido
For more information about Aikido
http://www.aikidocenterla.com
Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com
If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4
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Teaching: Yesterday vs. Today
The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Teaching: Yesterday vs. Today
In this episode of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, we discuss teaching and learning in the past and in the present. Within this topic, Ito Sensei discusses if Aikido is relevant, what it was like studying under Furuya Sensei and how modern traditional training can be applied to martial artists of today.
Enjoy!
Watch here: https://youtu.be/IGscHaQ-sUI
The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings brings over 30 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/_bMB1kvh-So
The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here:
https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/
https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92
Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP
Watch our podcast:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ
Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog
Read our Newsletter:
http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter
Follow us on social media:
Facebook:
Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla
Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/
Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/
For more information about Aikido
http://www.aikidocenterla.com
Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com
If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aikidojo/support
Customer Reviews
Worth listening to.
This podcast is worth listening to. I’m a lifelong martial artist and Pure Krav Maga instructor. I currently study Aikido & Judo in Houston. If you listen carefully and patiently, you may glean beautiful honest truths about life and martial science. Well done and you bring honor to Furuya Sensei’s memory. Thank you. - Nick
Depth and Interchange.
I have listened to a number of episodes of this podcast and have continued to enjoy the interchange and discussion of Aikido founded in tradition.
I always believe we learn and grow though stories and the lessons that are contained within them.
Having a background in a traditional dojo and focus I appreciate the stories and lessons gained from the insights gained on the map and their teacher.
Keep up the good work and look forward to future episodes. Additional I hope (and recommend) brining on other teachers to continue a broader discussion on Aikido and culture.
Great ideas muddied by fundamentally bad people
As a martial artist of 35+ years who transitioned into aikido a few years ago, I couldn’t make it through even the first episode. One of the “hosts” consistently talked about beating people up - both in and outside of the dojo - over the smallest perceived slight. Anything else he said then felt disingenuous and hypocritical. Consequently the message they’re trying to impart gets lost.
Frankly I feel sorry for anyone who has to train with/under him.
There’s other, BETTER, Aikido podcasts out there.
I will not be continuing with this one.