Aikido - Kata Dori - George Ledyard - Aiki

George Ledyard Sensei demonstrates how to use core rotation and intent to create a neutral pivot point in an Aikido shoulder grab (kata dori). The neutral pivot point or “jiku“ in Japanese is the spot around which all power flows. There is no direct power on power application in Aikido or aiki related arts. Instead the “intent“ is used to create body structure and all movement is spiral rather than linear. There should be no power applied at the point of contact. Matt Stephen took this video which was fil