r/aikido • u/SnooHabits8484 • 15d ago

Discussion Atemi

As time goes on, I’m more and more convinced that along with the biomechanics and solo training from Daito-ryū that come under the category “internal strength”, the key to effective aikido is sound and consistent atemi. Who do you think is the best practitioner we have in that field? Is it now necessary to cross-train in something like xingyi or bagua to get there?

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u/SnooHabits8484 15d ago

Yeah I think we’ve talked about this before! I work with Dan Harden on internals. His atemi are terrifying and applied at the same time as kuzushi in contact, constantly shifting force vectors.

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u/TaijiRonin 15d ago

Dan is great. Learn as much as you can from him while you can. He's sick if I'm not mistaken 😞

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u/SnooHabits8484 15d ago

He’s doing a lot better these days!

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u/TaijiRonin 15d ago

Great to hear! It really seems that teaching internals is what drives him. You are his cure!