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Preparing for Lockdown Exit
Preparing for the upcoming Corona lockdown exit, phase 1: non-contact training. Ensuring safe practice and in keeping with Federal, State...
May 21, 2020
Corona Maai
If you are hit by a Jo, you are too close!
May 18, 2020
Personal Space - Maai and Intention
Not only on the mat. Maai can also be determined and adjusted by the way you perceive intent. The safer you feel, the shorter the Maai...
May 11, 2020
Empty Mind
When I first started training Aikido my biggest obstacle was over thinking. In time, muscle memory took over and my mind could relax and...
May 4, 2020
Footwork on Zoom
“Stealing a technique” is a Japanese concept by which learning is done by watching and copying… Damn hard during any normal practice, but...
Apr 27, 2020
Aikido Intro #275
Mel’s Anatomy
Apr 20, 2020
The Art of Peace 3
I would very much like to believe that this is a true quote… “The supreme challenge of a warrior is to turn an enemy's fearful wrath into...
Apr 13, 2020
Kiai
A good kiai is a self defense technique in its own right, and very effective in maintaining social distancing.
Apr 6, 2020
Practice as (almost) Usual...
We’re grateful for Daniel Brass Sensei turning into a tech wiz, and embracing Zoom as his new dojo (for now).
Apr 2, 2020
Shadow Aikido - Coronaproof!
With all group activities stopped, Neil from the UK shared with me some ideas he sent to his students for how they may continue their...
Mar 30, 2020
Breath Power… Keep it Fresh
"Kokyu-Ho (the way of Kokyo) or 'breath power techniques,' constitute the fourth pillar of Aikido. Morihei (the founder of Aikido) said...
Mar 23, 2020
Corona Safe Aikido...
I apologize… Couldn’t help myself :) Keep safe and keep washing those hands everyone.
Mar 16, 2020
It’s a Process… Forever Unfinished...
The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo created slave statues in various stages of completion, and it is claimed that he deliberately...
Mar 9, 2020
Aikido Intro #85 - Ai Hanmi vs. Gyaku Hanmi
Two common stances you will use with a partner. Ai Hanmi - same stance - both in right or both in left stance. Gyaku Hanmi - mirror...
Mar 2, 2020
For Your Own Good… Keep Your Mouth Shut!
Personal experience is invaluable… keep your mouth closed and your jaws clenched while practicing a technique. That is if you don’t want...
Feb 24, 2020
Move Your Mind...
"The secret of Aikido is not how you move your feet, it is how you move your mind. I'm not teaching you martial techniques. I'm teaching...
Feb 17, 2020
Dojo Rule #1029 - When Late to Class...
Before joining everyone on the mat, sit in seiza at the edge of the mat and quietly perform a formal bow.
Feb 10, 2020
Yes, you could…. But please don’t….
Practice what your sensei is teaching! No movie inspired improvising. No debating whether the technique could work in real-life. No...
Feb 3, 2020
Ganseki Otoshi
I’ve been up there…. Don’t ever irritate your sensei...
Jan 27, 2020
The Art of Peace
Why protect an attacker?... For his sake, and yours. “Whoever fights monsters must beware that in the process he does not become a...
Jan 20, 2020
Tai No Henko
"Tai no henko is the basis of all ura waza movement. The Founder said, 'practicing this tai no henko, you will build up strong and stable...
Jan 13, 2020
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