Written by Nobuyoshi TAMURA Shihan.
1 – 初段 SHODAN – The First DAN:
SHO represents the beginning, beginner.
The body eventually begins to respond to the given commands and to produce technical forms. One can have ambiguous ideas about what
Aikido could be.
At this point, we must force ourselves to apply the techniques as precisely as possible and to train accurately.
2 – 弐 段 NIDAN – The Second DAN:
While more intense mental continuity is being revealed, at the same time strength and speed are added to the first dan rank. This progress perceived by the student as self-development.
The jury should feel this evolution noting that the work has entered a certain way and is moving towards a certain direction.
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This article was first published in
AikidoEurope, the publication organ of the Europen
Aikido Federation. The article was taken from the English text on the
https://aikidosphere.com/nt-e-educator website.
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This article was first published in
AikidoEurope, the publication organ of the Europen
Aikido Federation. The article was taken from the English text on the
https://aikidosphere.com/nt-e-budo website.
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