Physiology

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Judo Warmup

This entry was posted in Aikido Judo Physiology Ukemi on January 20, 2015 by John Kirby

When I started judo and aikido way back in 1990, our warmup routine consisted of a lot of static stretches. In judo we performed a lot of stances that seemed more like what our kicking and punching colleagues were doing. We rotated almost every joint in its full range of […]

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Center of Gravity in Martial Arts

This entry was posted in Aikido Judo Neuroscience Physiology Ukemi on October 27, 2014 by John Kirby

In the martial arts world, we talk a lot about center of gravity of a person. We generally refer to the center of gravity of a male as being a few inches below the navel; but is this the correct location? Is center of gravity even what we are concerned […]

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