When I uploaded this video YouTube told me my last upload was 9 months ago. I was surprised, but I guess I shouldn’t have been. Like many of you, working remotely doubled my workload this year. I can’t really complain, at least I was able to keep working! I don’t Read more…
Hello faithful True Aiki readers. As I have been teaching this summer’s seminars it became clear to me that I have not been clear about the progression of Aiki development. I shall try to rectify that now: When one begins Shirata Sensei’s empty-handed Tandokudosa, it is assumed that one is Read more…
Last time I introduced TDD #13 in the context of holding a bokken. While they are the same empty handed or holding onto a bokken (or something else.) I find that holding on to a bokken, jo, bo, Yari, Naginata, etc. is helpful in the sense that it “extends” the Read more…