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Aikido 23 Jul 2012 | 02:02 pm
A Life Dedicated to Aikido is one where you help others to understand themselves better, even as you are understanding yourself better through them. The answers will appear with whomever you practice....
Wing Chun Bridge 18 Jun 2012 | 10:14 am
I cross trained by going to a Wing Chun class today, and learned Wing Chun is a very good way of developing sensitivity and as discovering bridges into an Aikido techniques. Aikido evasions, which I...
Posture, Breath, and Connection 14 Jun 2012 | 12:22 pm
Connection is important in Aikido because I am trying to be as empty as possible, to use as little strength as possible to set up a throw, until it is too late for my partner to resist. And then, to t...
Legacy 10 Jun 2012 | 09:02 am
Irie Sensei at the Honbu Dojo has a particular style that’s easy to identify from other teachers. I might describe it as being more circular and deflective in response to an attack. A style in Aikido ...
Surrender 15 Mar 2011 | 11:03 pm
People have an instinct to surrender control. Somehow, on some level, we understand our own fragile mortality, and this compels us to attach ourselves to some greater cause. Non-competitive martial ar...
Judo Ukemi 23 Feb 2011 | 09:14 pm
Mental training can be just as good as physical training. Yesterday, I was able to do Judo frontal ukemi for the first time. The only other time I had physically practiced was January 29, a practice ...
Tokyo is a Vacuum 23 Feb 2011 | 09:03 pm
Tokyo is a vacuum. It doesn’t exist. It is a phenomenon that happens in between people. And when you get a bunch of people together, they are interacting – their reality fields are interacting. As in ...
Ma-ai 11 Feb 2011 | 03:56 pm
Ma-ai (間合) literally means “interval” but has the connotation of being something intentionally placed. Pauses during speeches or in music are called ma-ai, as is the relative positioning of two oppone...
Mental Phase Shift Training 8 Feb 2011 | 09:49 pm
The appropriate way to do an irimi (入身) technique can only be accomplished with an attitude of “friendship.” Today we trained an irimi technique, in which one steps off the line of attack and behind ...
My First Regular Class at the Head Dojo 2 Feb 2011 | 09:07 pm
One afternoon, I resolved to train with the “regular” class at the Head Dojo. It was so called because students were assumed to be adept at breakfalling and basic taisabaki, or body coordination. I ap...
