Kimori Dojo SVB offers Aikido training in the San Jose/South Bay area. The head instructor is Hiroshi Matsuoka Sensei, 5th Dan.
23/10/2026
Ken Awase #6. Rick sensei is showing the kata that is always a back and forth. In this kata, Rick sensei is inviting the attack by moving back. He also leads forward (feint) but is still moving back after the draws his uke forward.
23/10/2026
Yokomenuchi with multiple entrances. Rick Sensei is demonstrating two entrances and potential technique off of the various entrances. One concept is always Kuzushi. Rick sensei wants to not just deal with a strike but wants to create Kuzushi. He does this by extending the outside hand enough to take the balance of his uke.
18/10/2026
Ryote Dori Tenchinage. Eric sensei is splitting the uke’s hand by initially starting with his two hands together. He also demonstrates how to get his uke’s elbow up by keeping his elbow in his front. The ten (heaven) hand and the chi (earth) both need to be active. A common analogy is a thread connecting the two hands and slicing his uke with it.
18/10/2026
Katate Dori Kokyuho. Eric sensei is using a small wrist movement and step back to move his uke. As his uke is drawn forward, he switches hands and uses the inside hand to attack the head while keeping his uke tight to his body with the other hand.
16/10/2026
Katate Dori Soto Kotegaeshi. Eric sensei is showing a less fast and furious way to do Kotegaeshi. It is a leading form. The technique is best done slowly. One core detail is not cutting into his uke’s front leg. As such Eric sensei is leading in such a way that he is creating Kuzushi (taking balance) and then cutting. One other point is cutting up and over at the wrist and not just rotating in a direction that is not causing the elbow to be affected.
16/10/2026
Kosadori Kotegaeshi. Eric sensei is attacking his uke more like a lever than typical wrist lock that is taught. The goal of our technique is not pain (just cranking on the wrist). It is movement. Eric sensei is moving his uke’s elbow and wrist together. Two points of control as opposed to the more typical single point of attacking at the wrist.
12/10/2026
Movement exercise with Shomenuchi. Rick sensei is using this exercise to demonstrate using a small wrist movement. An upward motion that creates his structure and a downward cut that draws his uke forward.
12/10/2026
Jo v Ken # 2. Rick sensei is using Makiatoshi to parry a Shomenuchi cut. He is emphasizing an in and out movement. Not standing in the same spot. Lastly he shows how to use your hips to rotate first to block and then to parry.
02/10/2026
Jo v Ken #3. Eric sensei is coming underneath as a counter to his uke Shomenuchi strike. One point of emphasis was keeping the hands about 1/3 the length of the Jo on the block. Also your hands and the Jo need a large enough cross angle for an effective parry.
02/10/2026
Jo vs Jo # 6. Eric sensei is using the energy of uke’s strike to propel his Jo back and around. This is a key element of redirecting the energy of the attacker against himself.
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