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Aikido
World Games
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| Aikido
belongs -together with i.e. Judo,
Karate and Kendo- to the so-called
"Budo Arts" and is firmly
rooted in the far-eastern culture
and traditions. Budo means "The
Way of the Warrior". |
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Aikido
is a Japanese word:
AI stands for: Harmony
KI signifies the Universal Energy
DO is the Way. |
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| Aikido
is a defensive, modern Martial Art, which
is practiced without competitions and is free
of performance pressures. |
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| Aikido
is based on the principles of accepting an
attack, and at the same time avoiding it by
Controlled Body Movement. |
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is not the physical destruction of the enemy,
but his neutralisation that is being aimed
for. |
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| "To
control aggression without causing harm to
the attacker, that is the peaceful way".
(Ueshiba Morihei, Founder of Aikido, "The
Art of Peace") |
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aggressive energy of the opponent is redirected
and used against himself to bring him under
control. Attacks are never blocked, but captured
and integrated into ones own movement. It
is the Art of utilising the energy of the
attack for ones own purposes by means of flowing,
circular movements, which are typical of Aikido. |
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extraordinary efficiency of Aikido is not
only based on the use of leverage techniques,
inertia, gravity and centrifugal forces, which
enable spectacular effects with little effort.
Further factors of great importance are: exact
timing, self-adjustment to the opponent, concentration
on the One important point or moment, preserving
a relaxed centered posture in ones movements
and last but not least, free breathing. If
carried out to perfection, Aikido movements
look extremely aesthetic and almost playfully
light. |
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| This
Japanese Martial Art can be studied by anybody
who is not physically ill, independent of
age or ability and can be practiced until
old age. It shows the student directly and
immediately how his body is being trained.
Blockages are eliminated; the spirit becomes
vigilant and clear. The traditional Japanese
etiquette, which plays a major role in Aikido,
sharpens attention and concentration and improves
our attitude and behavior towards others. |
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| "The
aim of Aikido is to train body and spirit
to be in harmony and create honest and serious
people". (Rules specified by the Founder
of Aikido Training, approx. 1935). |
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History:
Aikido was developed by the Japanese
Morihei Ueshiba (1883 - 1969).
Morihei Ueshiba studied several
martial arts and became master
in all of them. In 1922 he developed
his own system, Aiki-Bujutsu,
which he renamed to Aiki-Budo
in 1925. In Japan he was a very
famous Master and Budo-teacher,
changing his Aiki-Budo continuously
until he finally changed it during
the period from 1941 - 1945 to
Aikido. |
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| The
world will be guest in Duisburg and its partner
cities Bottrop, Oberhausen and Mülheim
an der Ruhr. 500.000 spectators, 40 sports,
177 disciplines, 3500 athletes from 100 nations,
27 venues - the World Games will be the sporting
highlight in 2005! From July 14th till July
24th 2005 you can experience a new way of
sports! And there is more to it than that.
There is the fight for the gold medals on
the one hand, but the World Games 2005 offer
even more! |
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This
year Aikido is to be classed under the Invitational
Sport. It will be demonstrations without medals.
The Aikikai Hombu is widely and among the
names present will be Doshu Ueshiba Moriteru.
Other significant person attending will be:
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Doshu
Ueshiba Moriteru
Tada Hiroshi, 9. Dan Aikikai
Kobayashi Yasuo, 8. Dan Aikikai
Asai Katsuaki, 8. Dan Aikikai
Fujimoto Yoji, 7. Dan Aikikai
Miyamoto Tsuruzo, 7. Dan Aikikai
Hatayama Kengo, 7. Dan Aikiai
Tissier Christian, 7. Dan Aikikai
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The
Aikido seminars, demonstrations and
ceremonies at the World Games 2005 will
take place from July 22nd to July 24th
at the:
Ruhrsporthalle
Mülheim an der Ruhr
An der Sportstätte 6
Germany. |
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timetable is as shown below:
Friday
22nd July 2005
06:00p.m -- 08:30p.m. Seminar
Saturday
23rd July 2005
10:00a.m. - 00:30p.m. Seminar
03:00p.m. - 05:00p.m. Embukai (official
World Games Aikido demonstration)
07:00p.m - 00:00 a.m. anniversary party
Sunday
24th July 2005
10:00a.m. - 00:30p.m. Seminar
The
World Games 2005 will finish with a closing
ceremony at July 24th (evening).
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