Aikido Dojo Gamlestaden i Göteborg

	Aiki ken - traditional sword training

	Jo, Bokken och Katana
	An essential part of Aikido training is the sword training. It's performed with a bokken - a wooden sword. A bokken has the same shape, weight and balance as a katana, the sword used by the japanese warriors. The main purpose of the sword training is to build strength, learning to coordinate movement with breathing and to give good posture and balance. In sword training, much of the foundation of the strength and the circular movements needed to be able to understand the forces in the motions of the unarmed training is found.
	Sword training is initially conducted individually with basic techniques called suburi. Later on one proceeds with more advanced exercises practiced in pairs. Techniques used to disarm are also trained.
	The system of Aikido training can be seen as a trinity - a system resting on three legs: tai jutsu (unarmed techniques), aiki ken (sword training) and aiki jo (staff training). All three are of equal importance and requires the same amount of attention in everyday practice. Below is a short description of how daily practice is conducted in the other two parts:
tai jutsu, (techniques without arms)	back to "On Training"	aiki jo,(staff training)
	Mats Strömgren