Random Thoughts
Good Day, I recently ran across an informative and entertaining article on Tensegrity and I thought you might enjoy it while you are waiting for my next blog post (which I am working on presently.) Here you go: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a31932446/string-table/ I hope you enjoy it. See you next time! ~ Allen
Hi Folks!, Bad News: My school district just went on Spring Break a week early due to Pandemic. Time will tell if I go back after two weeks or if we will still be in “social isolation” and I’ll start teaching online. Good News: I have two weeks when barring Read more…
Hi Folks, I re-filmed TDD 11 & 12 and am presently going through the steps of encoding the video so that I can edit it, encode it again for export and then post it. Cross your fingers! Allen
Hi Folks, Let’s start with the bad news: As I posted last time I finished filming TDD 11&12. The bad news is that the right and left camera’s shot just fine, but the main center camera (supposedly my best camera) shot the entire thing in a blur! I thought about Read more…
When I first started teaching large public seminars in the early 2000’s I quickly discovered that I didn’t like it. It was interesting. One would think that it would be great. There were plenty of people, lots of attention, and much respect and appreciation shared. Strangely, I found the whole scene unrewarding and Read more…
Hello to all of you in Aiki land. I am feeling the psychological pressure of not having produced any video lately. Specifically, I haven’t finished sharing Shirata’s Tandokudosa. I could give you my excuses, but I won’t. Instead I’ll just say that it is on my mind, and I am planning to get back Read more…
The pedagogical structure that I learned from Shirata Sensei is great for learning Aiki and Aikido. It is problematic for teaching high-school and college groups as he did. And probably disastrous for running a commercial dojo which he did not do. But then again, Ueshiba Morihei’s art was never really meant for the Read more…
The founder said: “Aiki is not the art of fighting with an opponent and defeating an enemy.” Beebe: With Aiki there is no resistance therefore there can be no fighting. With no resistance there can be no opponent or opposition. With no enemy there can be no defeat. Therefore, Aiki, and the Way of Read more…
Hi Folks, This came in my email today: Hello, Introduction to put your dojo on the searchable map. This way it’s possible for Aikidoka’s to find nearby friendly Aikido dojo’s and to expand their Aikido Network. http://aiki-dojo-finder.com/Searchable by dojo name, sensei, weekdays, etc… You can register your dojo(s) (free) using Read more…
“Our emotions, mindset, expectations, and the contexts in which our sensations occur all have a profound influence on perception.” My blog “Aikido – The Spiritual Martial Art” attracted a lot of readers. There were more than the usual responses as well. Most seemed to understand the intention of the article, Read more…