I Love Good Aikido

10/10/2024

Enbu at Kagamibiraki 2024.

Nidaime Morihiro Saito Sensei.

15/02/2024

Big news - our Aikidoka song has just soared past 8,929 streams on Spotify and 4,827 plays on YouTube! 🎉 I’m beyond grateful for your incredible support.

This journey started with a simple mantra I created for those days when I just didn’t feel like hitting the dojo or practising my bukiwaza. It was all about reigniting that 'ki' within, transforming my lazy excuses into motivation. That mantra turned into a song, making it easier to get psyched up for practice. It went like this:

"I work, I train, I love – that's what I do. I work, I train, I play – that's what I do. Yeah yeah yeah..."

But it grew into something more, infused with the deep reasons why Aikido is so vital to us. It’s about our journey, how we've learned to stand firm, face challenges with calm, and keep our balance (all the time and even when getting thrown), embodying the true spirit of a modern warrior.

After sharing it with a few Aikido friends and hearing how much it resonated, they encouraged me to share it online and into the world. And wow, did it fly - 13,756 streams later, it's clear this song touches a chord with the Aikidoka everywhere.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2PSIsgRfu66z7RxhLa2yqq?si=2e928154f0114509

I hope it helps you in your Aikido journey and makes you proud to be an Aikidoka. But most of all, I hope it brings you the same joy to sing along as it does for me.

Let’s keep inspiring each other, training hard, and living the Aikido way of life.

28/01/2024

Irimi Nage: Enter and Throw

https://goodaikido.com.au/aikido/irimi-nage-enter-and-throw/

Irimi Nage: Enter and Throw Irimi Nage is one of the most fundamental yet unique Aikido techniques. Irimi Nage or Iriminage literally means enter and throw. Irimi Nage involves entering the opponent's space, controlling their balance, and mostly (not all the time) using their own momentum to throw t...

28/12/2023

This song is dedicated to all of you Aikidoka around the world.

**Pump Up The Volume**

Aikidoka

I'm an Aikidoka, flowing like a stream,
Learning to take falls, is a challenging dream.
With each tumble and roll, I hit the mat,
I rise, unbroken, ready again to receive.

It's a dance of balance, a delicate art,
To be centred at all times, from the very start.
I face my opponents, the calmness I must find,
In the chaos of conflict, a tranquil mind.

I fall I rise, it's no easy feat,
I embrace the challenge and feel the rhythm in the beat.
Rolling and rising, with each attack I must defy,
I kneel, I walk, I learn to fly.

When the flames of rage begin to burn,
I remember the lessons, and I calmly return.
To a state of peace, and a heart that forgives,
The Aiki power, my true spirit lives.

Only I do know why I'm here in this domain,
To cultivate my spirit, body, and my brain.
Should someone dare bring trouble, and strife,
I’ll make sure you’ll fall, kiss the Earth and hug life.

I blend with the chaos, like a river so deep,
In the rhythm of conflict, my secrets I keep.
Aiki’s my canvas, and I'm the creator,
I’m a budoka, not a spectator.

In the midst of the storm, I remain so cool,
Controlled, collected, never acting like a fool.
Aikido's the path, it's the way I aspire,
I'm a modern-day warrior, watch me inspire.

In the midst of the storm, I remain so cool,
Controlled and collected, never acting a fool.
Aikido's the path, it's the way I aspire,
I'm a modern-day warrior, watch me inspire.

I work. I train. I love. That’s what I do.
I work. I train. I play. That’s what I do.

I work. I train. I love. That’s what I do.
I work. I train. I play. That’s what I do.

I work. I train. I love. That’s what I do.
I work. I train. I play. That’s what I do.

Written and Produced by Crom Salvatera
All rights reserved. Copyright 2023.

23/10/2023

Some really good kaiten nage and ne waza (groundwork) techniques from Wayne Wallace sensei of River City Aikido

06/09/2023

O Sensei doing tenkan.



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28/07/2023

Don't wish for the Aiki technique to be easier. Wish to be better.
Don't wish for less problems. Wish to have more skills to solve them.
Don't wish for less challenges. Wish to have more wisdom to overcome them.

Don't say, "If I am black belt, I can do Aikido." Say, "I can do this technique and I will do my best."

The challenges in life are what make us stronger. They are what force us to grow and learn. If we wish for an easier life, we will never reach our full potential.

Instead, we should focus on becoming better. Learn new skills and develop our wisdom. When we do this, we are more equipped to overcome the challenges that come our way.