Clips
Daisan no Kata of Tomiki Aikido
This clip features Charlie Hudson and Eric Snyder of the Vassar College Aikido club performing the first 24 techniques of Tomiki Aikido’s Koryu Daisan no Kata, or Third Collection of Old Style Techniques. The entire Koryu Daisan no Kata contains 50 techniques against unarmed sitting and standing techniques, knife attackes, spear attacks, and sword attacks, as well as sets of techniques where the good guy has the sword or spear and has to deal with an attacker who is attempting to take the weapon away. This set of 50 techniques is also the major component of the test materials for first through third degree black belt tests at most Tomiki Aikido schools. This clip shows the first 24 techniques—4 suwari waza or sitting techniques; 4 hanza-handachi or half-sitting, half kneeling techniques; 8 standing techniques against an unarmed opponent; and then 8 techniques against an opponent armed with a tanto, or Japanese dagger. The clip features first Charlie performing the techniques against Eric and then visa versa, so that all 24 techniques are performed twice.
Mae Otoshi
2006 U.S. National Tournament
October 14-15, 2006
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Daisan Kata
Geoff and Kate perform the Daisan kata at the JAA/USA Aikido tournament in Ohio on March 11, 2006.
Men’s Tanto Randori
This is me getting beaten in the men’s open at Vassar college at the 2006 Tomiki Aikido Nationals.
At the request of some understanding people, please, this is a sport competition, very similar to fencing in aspect (if fencing allowed judo like throws), not a demonstration of self defense in anyway.
Waki Gatame
2006 U.S. National Tournament
October 14-15, 2006
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
