Videos of myself going through some Aikido katas

Here are a few videos of myself performing Tomiki Aikido katas.
Those were performed by myself (Christophe Courtin, Brown belt) with the help of Jim Dempster (Nidan) for the randori no kata & Dai san, and Tom Davey (Brown belt) for the dai Yon.

Randori No Kata Koryu Dai Yon Koryu Dai San Ninindori (multiple attackers)
Randori No Kata
Basic 17 techniques		 Koryu Dai Yon
Balance breaking techniques		 Koryu Dai San
Techniques against kneeling, empty handed & knife attacks		 Ninindori
Multiple attackers

   

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Laughter is contagious

I dare you not to laugh on that one.

The "artist" is rubbish, but his volunteer saves the show big time!


(Warning: this video will help you strengthen your abdominal muscles...)



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Hand to Hand Combat Facility


Do YOU think you're hard enough?

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Bagsnatchers, don't do it in Japan....

Bag SnatcherSize doesn't matter, as long as you are vicious enough...





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Eleven Things You'll never learn in school

Bill Gates spoke before a group of high school students and gave them his eleven rules of life. The rules are taken from the book "Dumbing Down our Kids" by educator Charles Sykes. It is a list of eleven things you did not learn in school and directed at high school and college grads.

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Torn - Sign language version

It's now a classic, really worth watching!!
David Armand doing sign language on Torn by Natalie Imbruglia.

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31 Jo Kata - by Morihiro Saito

The 31 Jo Kata performed by Morihiro Saito himself

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Kenji Tomiki Aikido demonstration video


This movie was demonstrated by Tomiki Kenji sensei and Ohba Hideo sensei who were the most important people of Aikido history. Especially Tomiki sensei established Japan Aikido Association (people usually call it Shodokan Aikido or Tomiki Aikido) which has the students all over the world today.

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"Principles of Movement", by E.J.Harrison

Do not forget that in whatever direction you are trying to disturb your opponent's posture, it is essential that the dynamic impulse should not be confined to your arms and legs alone but must be, as it were, reinforced by the centrifugal force emanating from your lower abdomen or saika tanden. Also in applying kuzushi be careful not to raise your elbows without immediate action, since in that position you expose yourself to dangerous counterattack.

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Sword vs Bullet

In those days where guns are everywhere, how can a katana stand against a bullet?

Look at this video to see what they can withstand.

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Monty Python

A collection of 99 Monty Python sketches available on YouTube.

Have Fun!

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Stupid: Real Driving School Answers

Driving School:
Real answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's driving school



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Stupid American Laws

A selection of dumb, weird or outdated laws in the USA.



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VIDEOS: Morihei Ueshiba - The Founder of Aikido


This is a complete video (in 5 parts) of The Founder of Aikido, O Sensei, Morihei Ueshiba. The following film presenting the Funder of Aikido was produced in Japan in 1961. Morihei Ueshiba is depicted in scenes from his daily life and training as he appeared at the age of 78.

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Traditional japanese and chinese sword maker

MASTERforge promotes the beautiful hand forged swordsmithing of Master Zhou, Zheng Wu. His forge is in the famous LongQuan City located in Zhejiang province, China .

Master Zhou has gained national prestige as being the best traditional swordsmith for the nation of China. Master Zhou Zheng Wu has also gained recognition on a global scale due to his excellent workmanship.