What we’re about
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We are a tight-knit group of people from different backgrounds who love to move their body, and explore its hidden potential. Some of us have done Yoga, Aikido, Jiujitsu, Kickboxing, Grappling and more. But all of us share a love of seeing how far we can unlock our potential.
Our practice is based on the curriculum of a modern Japanese martial art, Aunkai, which is derived from the training methods used in several Koryu or traditional Japanese weapons and empty handed arts.
While we study all the fun stuff including, strikes, takedowns, joint-locks and more, we focus largely on examining the nuances of what really makes these techniques work.
That means conditioning the body in a way that allows for effortless movement.
People that excel at sports and higher level traditional martial arts tend to be glute dominant people.
For more information we recommend this excellent talk here:
https://youtu.be/8g_4lI8ivxY
This means we fuse deceptively simple exercises based off of modern athletics to instill true glute dominant movement, together with traditional body conditioning exercises found in traditional Budo. Working both have a synergistic effect in unlocking people’s innate physical, mental and even spiritual potential.
Ultimately while we drill down into the deeper aspects of what makes Aikido, Yoga, Taichi, Koryu and more "work", we also place a high importance on having fun!
We often hold group hiking activities, excursions and conduct private seminars with the founder of the Aunkai, Akuzawa Minoru.
Once you join we have a private LINE group where you will have access to past classes, exercises, and seminars.
For those that develop a keener interest in the official Aunkai curriculum, the group leader, Rob, is one of the first students of Akuzawa Minoru and a certified Hanshi in the Aunkai, authorized to teach the deeper levels of Akuzawa Minoru's innovative system.
Akuzawa Minoru is a much acclaimed martial artist who regularly travels around the world to teach other instructors of various systems, helping them to take their skills to a high level. For more information on him, and the Aunkai, see the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pxfJijfG20
We were recently featured with the grandson of Shioda Gozo, Shioda Masahiro:
Akuzawa Minoru Sensei doing his thing:
https://youtu.be/E49uEhXBUJE
Robert John pulling the curtains behind some of what makes it work:
https://youtu.be/EYqVgU3PY44
Follow us on:
Instagram for more tips:
https://www.instagram.com/aunkai_coaching_robert_john/
Facebook for articles and more:
https://www.facebook.com/Aunkai-coaching-and-more-with-Rob-John-921354621392381
Facebook Aunkai Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2490428782
Official Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFxZgKv04dcWXeZnSVZgt2w/
