Random Thoughts
Fact: The vast majority of those present for Ueshiba Morihei’s lectures had no substantial background in, or extensive knowledge of, the religions that influenced the models Ueshiba used to explain his understandings in the lectures. Fact: The vast majority of those present during Ueshiba Morihei’s lectures admitted that they did Read more…
It may sound strange, but what I always liked to see was when things went off of the rails a bit, as opposed to being so tightly pre-established (either previously planned as in a kata or as a result of cultural pre-conditioning). I liked it because especially during those times Read more…
I corrected the Netherland’s summer seminar location to Amsterdam. Allen
Hi Folks, I just updated the 2019 seminar schedule calendar. I’ll post other seminars and information as they arise. Thanks!, Allen
Digitizing historical media to share is a good idea right? Especially when it’s shared for free, right? At least that’s what I thought. But then it occurred to me, after I digitize the video it has to be stored somewhere. Well, that should be no big deal right? Except for Read more…
Good News, True Aiki’s trusty web master extraordinaire has fixed things so that I am now directly notified of both Comments and Feedback. This should cut down my response times, except for when I am trans Atlantic or Pacific. So, keep those cards and letters coming! All the best, Allen
Hello True Aiki Readers, I wanted to let you know that presently the blog doesn’t send me notice of comments or feedback. (Although hopefully that will change soon.) Presently, I have to log into the WordPress site and check for comments and feedback. As a consequence, there can sometimes be Read more…
Hello True Aiki readers, Thanks to the generous contributions of readers we are a quarter of the way to purchasing the digitizing hardware and software to begin making my video archive available to all. I’m pretty excited about this. These videos have been sitting in boxes for decades. Magnetic tape Read more…
Ever have one of those days? I did recently when we filmed the VLOG for TDD 7 & 8. The main camera has a 19 minute time limit because it is a DSLR. We time it so we know when it will stop. However, I forgot to turn on the Read more…
Hi Everybody, While the popularity of TrueAiki.com is high, we are still running on a shoe string budget. TrueAiki isn’t subscription based and anything posted to TrueAiki.com is available to all. There is a reason for this. Mine is a single income family trying to survive on my public school Read more…