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07/15/2024

August 9th - 11th
3 - Day Sword Intensive w/ George Ledyard, Aikido 7th Dan

Open to memebrs of the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba , 1st Kyu and up

Friday August 9th - Sunday August 11thGeorge Ledyard Sensei, Aikido 7th Dan and direct student of…

10/31/2020

New Pateron subscriber level:

New weekly Zoom meeting - "All Things Aikido"
Tuesdays from 5:30 PM (Pacific Time) until whenever.
Discussion and Q&A with George Ledyard, Aikido 7th Dan and direct student of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan.

$10 / month gets you this plus access to all written and video content on the Patreon Page. This is a great way to help keep the Aikido Eastside dojo afloat while we can't train normally.

Patreon is empowering a new generation of creators. Support and engage with artists and creators as they live out their passions!

06/22/2020

Now Framed and available on the website. The Kabuki Actor #2 is a five block linocut color print with a background of collaged handmade Japanese washi.

Check this out and see other Japanese themed print works from George Ledyard.
https://aikidodvds.com/?product=kabuki-actor-2

06/14/2020

Check out the latest piece we have put up on the website. Miyamoto Musashi by the Sea. One available.

05/30/2020

Framed and available for immediate shipping. The color Musashi linocut. I worked on this for over a month and now it is finally finished and framed.

16″ x 20″ Color Linocut Framed and Double Matted Japanese Bamboo Washi Miyamoto Musashi is the most famous swordsman in Japanese history. He was the Founder of the “Nito Ryu” (Two Sword School). Taken from a Kuniyoshi Edo period woodblock … Continue reading →

05/28/2020

The final layer on my Musashi linocut was done today. It will need a fews days to dry and then I will frame a few and put them on the website. I am pretty darned happy with this one. It was technically the most difficult print I have done so far.

05/26/2020

New woodblock print for sale:
Hokusai Tribute Mokuhanga (traditional Japanese woodblock)

My design that I did as a linocut, I also did as a woodblock print. Two blocks of "Shina" plywood were carved. Unlike the oil based ink in the linocut prints which used a press, the printing in mokuhanga uses water colors and is done entirely by hand.

This is the last one from the print run. When it is sold, it will be a few months before I do another run.

Check it out on the website. This and other Japanese themed prints by George Ledyard are available there.
https://aikidodvds.com/?product=hokusai-tribute-woodblock-print

05/16/2020

Lino cut based on a Kuniyoshi print of the Edo Period. It is of one of the characters in the Kabuki Play, Chushingura, based on the story of the 47 Ronin. Kuniyoshi did a set of woodblock prints of all 47 of the ronin.

This and other Japanese themed prints at:
https://aikidodvds.com/?product=ronin-from-the-47-ronin-story

05/10/2020

Lock down has kept me at home and away from the dojo. So, while away from Aikido, I have been using my time on the other great love, art. Specifically Japanese themed print art.

I do lino cuts and mokuhanga (traditional Japanese woodblock prints). People had been asking how to acquire some of my work so I created a section on my existing video website for my print art.

Check it out. All prices include framing, matting, and shipping anywhere in the US.
https://aikidodvds.com/?page_id=2058

03/09/2019

New Release - the Fall 2018 Seminar on Aiki and Internal power with William Gleason Sensei. Absolutely amazing seminar. Available in download format (in two formats - one large and one smaller for portable devices).

Aikido and internal power instruction with William Gleason Sensei

09/27/2017

The latest video from George Ledyard and AikidoDVDs.Com
Available in download form with over 4.5 hours of detailed instruction.

The Two Sword Forms of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan with George Ledyard Sensei, Aikido 7th Dan While Saotome Sensei himself did a two sword video many years ago and we also offer a cleaned up video of his 1998 Two Sword … Continue reading →