Month: August 2018
By Hannah Lynch, Riai Aikido Wellington When I was little (about 5 years old) I would always pester my dad (Henry Lynch, Riai Aikido) and ... Read more
Month: August 2018
If you are around 50 and want to keep fit, balanced, boost your self-confidence and learn to blend with others in a martial art that ... Read more
Month: August 2018
Tucked away in Eden Terrace is a peaceful room complete with muted tones and potted lilies – it’s the Riai Aikido Learning Centre. The facility, ... Read more
Month: August 2018
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September 2018 The annual Riai Aikido Friendship Festival is a well established Aikido tradition that attracts many enthusiastic Aikidoka from many ... Read more
The recipe for aikido
Ingredients: Method: 1. Sensei We all know O Sensei is the creator of Aikido and Robert Nadeau Shihan is his direct student. Our leader in New Zealand is Henry Lynch ... Read more
A couple of concepts
Having the opportunity to write and engage you all for the second time is an honour and privilege. I have had several serious injuries on my Aiki path which I ... Read more
Managing the mind
Our Sensei Robert Nadeau Shihan talks a lot about how the mind and the body are different systems. We tend to spend a lot of time focusing on the push ... Read more
Irimi and Atemi, Intention and Presence
Irimi and Atemi, Intention and Presence: what place do these concepts have in my journey through Aikido? I was once told that O-Sensei said Aikido was Irimi and Atemi. The ... Read more
Aikido: Harmony, Unity, Peace
The term Aikido has been interpreted in many different ways. According to the Collins Dictionary, Aikido means “the way to join or receive spirits or forces”. The Oxford defines it ... Read more
Connections
Sometime in 1979, Papakura Auckland: “That’s the martial art I think would be good to start” said my Ju Jitsu teacher after class one evening. Dave Butler sensei invited the ... Read more
The Power of One
Just what is “The Power of One” and how can we use our personal influence to grow Aikido in our regions. If our art was dying, what could you do ... Read more
A very simple thought – A very simple Roban
Recently I asked myself why I practice Aikido. Why is it that I am still doing it. Over the years other sports and passions have come and gone…. but why ... Read more
NZ Martial Arts Institute signs agreement with Transparency International
Sensei Henry Lynch (right) at the signing of an agreement between NZMAI (NZ Martial Arts Institute) and Transparency International with (from letf) Suzanne Snively, Chair TINZ, Kyoshi Angelina Carden, President ... Read more
Becoming a Yellow Belt (6 Kyu)
By Hannah Lynch, Riai Aikido Wellington When I was little (about 5 years old) I would always pester my dad (Henry Lynch, Riai Aikido) and say I really wanted to ... Read more
Aikido – Great For All Ages
If you are around 50 and want to keep fit, balanced, boost your self-confidence and learn to blend with others in a martial art that is based on peace and ... Read more
Riai Aikido: A gentle art for kids – Jason Oxenham
Tucked away in Eden Terrace is a peaceful room complete with muted tones and potted lilies – it’s the Riai Aikido Learning Centre. The facility, known as a dojo, echoes ... Read more
Irimi and Atemi, Intention and Presence
Irimi and Atemi, Intention and Presence: what place do these concepts have in my journey through Aikido? I was once told that O-Sensei said Aikido was Irimi and Atemi. The ... Read more