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Hi TrueAiki readers! Recently, I received an email inviting me to virtually participate in a live seminar featuring Mr. Roy Goldberg. Having, unfortunately, missed the opportunity to attend the last live seminar here in Oregon, I jumped at the opportunity to virtually attend this one. A few training friends were Read more
I like the look of TrueAiki.com. I think it looks pretty classy. I DO NOT like the organization of TrueAiki.com. In order to get the most from reading True Aiki I think one necessarily needs to start out by reading the first blogs to get an idea of what is Read more
Hi TrueAiki readers. What happened to Allen? I thought he was retiring and going to have all of this extra time on his hands to post on TrueAiki. Well, I did retire. (As you know.) Then I studied hard over the summer and passed the National Academy of Sports Medicine’s Read more
Every so often, a “rough and tumble” Aikido demonstration video pops up on social media, usually followed by the adulation of those who apparently consider such demonstrations as “proof” of either the martial ability of the individual demonstrating, or of the martial viability of the style being demonstrated. Let’s Read more
I am officially retired! What to do to celebrate? Another translation by Doug Walker of course! This time it is an article from Budo magazine featuring an interview with Nakajima Masanori shihan, and it is all about Shirata Rinjiro 10th Dan. Surprise, suprise, there is content directly relating to internal Read more
Hello Everyone, I was able to upgrade the TrueAiki.com host package so that for the next 3 years we have UNLIMITED storage and other benefits. So no down day worries! I made a new section just for showing appreciation to TrueAiki.com supporters! AND, I haven’t been able to log into Read more
Thanks to our quick and creative Web Master, and the timely support of the TrueAiki.com supporters listed below, the site is safe for now, and will be for some time to come. If you enjoy reading TrueAiki.com, please join me in thanking the following PayPal contributors for demonstrating their appreciation Read more
If you value TrueAiki.com please READ THIS! Did you notice that TrueAiki.com went down for bit? That is because we ran out of storage space. The web master worked his magic and got rid of enough that we could go back online. But we are just megabytes from having it Read more
In a response to interest from Europeans that attended TrueAiki Seminars in the past, starting in the summer we created a Virtual seminar. This led to interest in creating regular virtual classes. These began in December and will reoccur every even numbered month. Soon I will post information about these Read more
Hey guys, I just found an incredible app that works in either Windows or Mac. It is called “Krisp.” It can eliminate background noise going out, and/or in, from your computer. And boy does it work too! I asked my family to make lots of noise while I recorded myself Read more