Poland through the eyes of data analysis expert, in a form easy for anyone. Kudos for the idea, I’ll be cheering further development of the website. Highly recommened!

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You’ll find the above map also at Chi-ryu.pl and the official Federation Geido-Tao-Chi-Kihon website.

The main theme of Saturday was to shorten the move and thus be faster. Once we had established the technique construction and points we must go to in order for it to work we tried not to wait for uke in that points, but go for “finale” whether it was morote-dori tenchi-nage or ai-hanmi katate-dori nikkyo before uke reaches maximum of his movement. Very nice experience (at least for Tori ). For me it brought a different feeling in those techniques which I consider a step forward.

Second way to “save time” in technique we tried out was to go into the movement. “Accept” shomen uchi, (as an exercise of course), “go under it” with block, and finally go under and pass the attack to quickly go behind uke for irimi-nage ura. It was quite difficult and challenging for many reasons and it is certainly going to be address on trainings in dojo for more insight.

Aside those main themes of the training sensei paid attention to basic rules for aikido (and all budo!) practise. He pointed out correct distance in the attack. “Impact-relax” exercises although painful should open many eyes to where the efficiency of the attack comes from. We also trained “not to show our back to uke” no matter how far the tenkan goes – 180, 90, 45 degrees. A matter of controlling the uke.

Among all the teachings of the day my favourite was this: “We should not do things in aikido, that we wouldn’t do in other martial arts”. Do not attack in void or in absurd distance. Do not forget you have an opponent who wants to harm you all the way during technique. Do not accept whatever Tori does especially when it has flaws. Give him something to work with. And so on…

Of course there was more. Everything wrapped around in skillful methodical lessons with examples that let you instantly see and feel the idea behind the techniques. World class teacher at your door. Too bad sensei Pascal Guillemin comes to Poznań only once a year…

Just a note that the seminar as always brought to Poznań many high level practitioners not only from around Poland but also France, Czech and Germany. Being able to try your skills with and get advices from sensei Milleville and his students from Berlin or with sensei Guillemin students is absolutely priceless

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Friday night show went under such a puzzling title Lans Vegas boys as usual gave a great performance and spinned the place around until late night. Here are some captured moments of that evening:

Rome, August 2010

Tomb of Anita Garibaldi. The statue shows her with her newborn during the retreat from Austrian and French armies. Despite the fact she managed to escape together with Garibaldi’s Legion, exhausted after giving birth, with sickness, after looking for her husband among the dead of battlefield she gave her life in his arms few days later on a farm near Ravenna.

Enjoy!