The very first movements we learn as beginners - the kihon dosa - hold the key to the secrets of aikido. In this video, Ando Shihan clearly explains the basic principles behind the kihon dosa and traces their evolution into advanced techniques. Watch as an aikido master brings the kihon dosa to ...

In this video, Ando Shihan focusses on each technique set individually, highlighting the most important points and basic principles which can then be applied to every technique within that set. Watch as an aikido master sheds new light on the basic techniques.

All aikido techniques require uke to be pinned in order for the effective to be effective. To pin uke, we need to guide them in such a way that their balance is broken and they lose the will to resist. Ando Shihan touched on this in the Special Series 1&2 and in this video he explores this theme ...

'The spirit of the void' is a phrase used by Morihei Ueshiba Sensei and it refers to harmonising our ki with that of our partner and to the connection between shite and uke. 'The spirit of the void' is created by changes in the rotation of the hips and the movement of our centre. The ability to...

In the fifth and final video in the Special Series, Ando Shihan takes a detailed look at ikkajo techniques. In particular, he explains how we cut our partner down in movements forward and while pivoting. He also looks at how we can move forward from the centre in pinning and throwing techniques...