Koichi Tohei Sensai established the Ki Society International (Ki no Kenkyukai) to promote training in this new method. Schools are now located throughout the world, spreading his methods to all who wish to learn them. The training is based on six areas of activity:
The information taught in these six areas is employed when performing Aikido techniques. As a result it is necessary to have an above average amount of verbal information being conveyed during class - it is necessary for the student to not only copy the physical movements being taught but also to have the proper mental picture of what is being done so that full benefit can be gained from the Ki Training.
A typical class at the dojo opens with stretching exercises thgat are common to most Aikido programs to assure the suppleness of the body. Then rhythm exercise series are utilized to focus on body movement which can be analyzed for stability and unity ofmovement. Afterwards, instruction in standing, sitting or moving with mind and body coordinated is performed. Many of these movements will be similar to Aikido movements used later in the class during Aikido instruction. For example, tenkan may be discussed and practiced, the joining exercise, to assure that students turn cleanly, with power in their movement and without the body being disturbed during the movement.
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