Random Thoughts
Many of you don’t know this, but Superman and I have something in common. Yes, it is true! Super man and I both wear tights! Now I know he likes to were his underpants on the outside of his tights while I like to were mine close to my person, Read more…
It’s HOT in Portland! I’ve been getting used to the new camera, microphone, tripod, etc. We are going to fix up the background so that the video is a bit more polished. (I know, I know! Put lipstick on a pig and I’m still a pig. Too bad for you! Read more…
Hi Everybody, We shot some video and took some pictures on the top of the Grand Tetons, which I will post when I get back. One vid is of me doing a box squat. This will directly relate to TDD #1. Another vid shows me doing a push Read more…
I had a wonderful time training with a group of sincere, hard working folks in San Sebastián (Donostia). It was a pleasure as always and I am already looking forward to next time! Here is a picture of Riki and I preparing to do so ken practice. Walter took Read more…
Three exciting things are happening today! I uploaded the original text in Japanese and the translation of Shirata sensei’s essay. I created an account and link to Pateaon. Hopefully this will help to sustain True Aiki into the future. I am leaving to teach again in the Netherlands and Spain. Read more…
Hi Everybody, I have not fallen off of the face of the earth! I have just been super duper busy. I am a school teacher and the end of the school year is non stop! I’ll be done on Monday 6/19/2017, but I’ll be on off to teach in the Read more…
I have the next post ready to post. It is in Markdown and my wordpress should be able to use Markdown. But it is not working. Arrrrgh! I’ve put in a help request and hopefully I’ve have this sorted quickly. Beebe’s Brain
Shingon & Kukai One of my favorite books in English concerning Shingon Mikkyo is “Kukai: Major Works” by Columbia University Press. It went out of print, and they must have not printed that many because it was darn near impossible to get a copy for a long while. The founder Read more…
Due to the generosity of many True Aiki supporters I am going to be able to up grade True Aiki to an account where I can imbed video. This is cool for a couple of reasons. I have a box full of old beta, vhs, and 8mm video tapes. It would Read more…
This is my first post to a new page on True Aiki. The page is named “Beebe Brains” and I’ll be sharing short random thoughts, news, plans, and just about anything not deserving a full fledged blog post on it. If that sort of thing interests you, please feel free Read more…