Aikido Links Plus Videos


This page is getting pretty long and will get longer, so let me explain it.

The first section is links to other web sites, dojos, online magazines and information in three parts; Iwama Style sites, Information sites and Nishio Style sites.

The second section is free Nishio Sensei videos with explanations of how to execute the techniques. They are pretty fast and there is a lot you could miss or not understand. I'm still learning what is actually happening in the weapons.

The third section is free Aikitoho Iaido videos with detailed explanations of movements as well as basic details that you may not get very often.

The last section has contact information and the schedule for Aikido of Gainesville classes at the Unified Training Center.

Iwama Style dojo links

  • Aikido Institute Head instructor Kim Peuser
  • Aikido of Reno Head instructor Vince Salvatore (10 years or so in Iwama)
  • Aikido of Berkeley Head instructor Kala Feder
  • Sunset Cliffs Aikido Head instructor Bernice Tom
  • Aikido of San Leandro Head instructor Pat Hendricks
  • Aikido of South Florida Head instructor Stephanie Yop
  • Traditional Aikido of Sonoma Head Instructor Dennis Tatoin
  • Traditional Aikido of Santa Rosa Head instructor Lynn Johnston


    Online magazines and information

  • Aikido Journal Online = Gobs of information! Chief Editor Stan Pranin (primary
    authority on Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda of Daito-ryu Aiki Jutsu, O'Sensei's
    primary teacher)
  • Aikido Today Magazine Chief Editor Susan Perry
  • Encyclopedia Of Aikido Edited by Stan Pranin (online in conjunction with Aikido Journal)
  • AikiWeb Aikido Information
  • Wikipedia Nishio Sensei entry Short information about Nishio Sensei
    Uppsala Aikido club of Finland Showing videos of Aiki Toho Iaido katas. These are not exactly like what I was taught. He is going rather fast. The movements are not always as I was taught. There is no sound, so you don't know if the sword cuts are straight or not. The resheathing is vertical in the first four inches where I was taught vertical in the last four inches in all the styles I studied. This may be how he was taught. All I can say for sure is that things are different from how I was taught. I saw and practiced moves that were similar/common in all the styles of Iaido that I was taught and I see differences in those moves here that don't conform to any of the styles I was taught.
    That all said, he looks good in what he is doing.


    Nishio Style Dojo links (I know more instructors, but evidently they don't have websites.)

  • The Dojo in Los Angelos, Ca. Head Instructor Robert Bryner Sensei
    Aikido Center of San Antonio Head Instructor David Ham Sensei
  • Yufukan Dojo, Toyama, Japan Head Instructor Koji Yoshida Sensei
    Nishio sensei appointed this sensei as his representative to the U.S.A., France and
    Ukraine in 2000.
  • Wye Aikido Club, Easton, Md. Head Instructor Bill Hazen Sensei
    Tsunami Aikido of Aurora, CO. Head Instructor Varjan Sensei
  • Pawley Island Dojo, South Carolina Head Instructor Dan Richards Sensei
  • Pattaya Beach, Thailand Aikido Dojo Head Instructor Takeo Hattori Sensei


    Free Youtube video clips of Nishio Sensei teaching and Huffman Sensei adding more detailed explainations of positions and how to make the techniques work. These type techniques are taught in the advanced classes.


  • Nishio Sensei 0001 kokyunage 5-7-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0002 Katamenuchi Iikyo blend 5-7-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0003 Katamenuchi Kotegaeshi 5-7-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0004 Kotegaeshi 4-27-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0005 Kotegaeshi blend 5-7-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0006 Katamenuchi Nikyo blend 5-7-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0007 Iriminage 5-12-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0008 Irimi Kotegaeshi 5-12-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0009 Iaido Shihonage 7-28-93
  • Nishio Sensei 0010 Nikyo boken 5-11-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0011 Nikyo ken vs ken 5-11-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0012 Nikyo jo vs ken 5-11-92
  • Nishio Sensei 0013 Kaitenage Nikyo
  • Nishio Sensei 0014 Katatedori Yonkyo
  • Nishio Sensei 0015 katatedori Iikyo Ura
  • Nishio Sensei 0016 Katatedori Iikyo Ura w- boken
  • Nishio Sensei 0017 Tsuki Iikyo ken vs ken
  • Nishio Sensei 0018 Iriminage boken vs boken
  • Nishio Sensei 0019 Irimi with Jo vs boken
  • Nishio Sensei 0020 Tsuki Iikyo jo vs ken
  • Nishio Sensei 0023 Yokomenuchi Iikyo Ura
  • Nishio Sensei 0024 Yokomenuchi Nikyo Ura

  • Free Youtube video clips of Tom Huffman Sensei giving detailed explainations of Nishio Sensei's Aikitoho Iaido forms or katas taught in the mid 1990's. There are also explanations of often unexplained basic things outside of class; the belt tie, explanation of a blocking draw, resheathing details and a way to wrap the lanyard around the scabbard for storage, the "Butterfly Knot".

  • Katana carry tie
  • Katana Carry-tie remake
  • Nishio Blocking Draw Explained
  • Aikitoho Resheathing Details
  • Aikitoho Iaido Iikyo
  • Aikitoho Iaido Nikyo
  • Aikitoho Iaido Sankyo
  • Aikitoho Iaido Shihonage
  • Aikitoho 2nd Shihonage
  • Aikitoho Tai Otoshi (maybe)
  • Iaido Saya Butterfly Knot

  • Some extra Iaido or boken practices

    Happo-giri, 8 Direction Cuts + Variations
    Hon Iaido Happo-giri example


    To Contact  Sensei  Huffman:

    Phone: 352-332-8695
    Cell: 352-494-7816
    E-mail:  
    sensei@aikidoofgainesville.com

    Practice Times

    Weapons..................................................2:00-3:45pm .............Sundays

    Empty Hand..............................................4:00-6:00pm .............Sundays

    Advanced Empty Hand.............................6:00-7:30pm..............Sundays

    (Must pass 3rd proficiency test to participate)

    Empty Hand..............................................7:30-9:30pm .............Mondays

    Aikido for Lunch.......................................11:00am-1:00pm .......Mondays & Fridays

    Aikido for Kids.........................................4:00-5:30pm ..............Tuesdays & Thursdays

    Empty Hand.............................................7:30-9:30pm ...............Wednesdays.

    Weapons Take-aways (Open Advanced)..7:30-9:30pm ...............Thursdays

    Iaido (Japanese Sword)............................7:00-8:30am.................Saturdays

    Changing to Mon & Wed 6:15-7:15pm .. Starting .. October 1st, 2008.....$10 per class

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