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Hi Folks, Thanks for both the public and private kind words of encouragement in response to VLOG #1. Here is another rough cut. I just filmed and pasted, no editing, etc. With VLOG 1 & 2, I just wanted to keep at least a trickle of information going out until Read more
It is rough but it is here. I’m going to be gone for another couple of weeks so it is unlikely that much will get done in that time. In the vid I said that the only way to tension tissue is by “doing nothing.” This isn’t really true. One Read more
Due to the esoteric terms, analogies, and metaphors that Ueshiba Morihei commonly used in his lectures, many, if not most, of the individuals present at his lectures stated that they could not understand what it was he was talking about. These statements were so ubiquitous, that it became commonly assumed, or Read more
Within the next few days I am planning on publishing an essay that will be revolutionary in the world of Aiki arts! This essay was published over a decade ago in Japanese, but is hardly known even in Japan. It was translated into English by Mr. Douglas Walker. I Read more
As you remember last . . . Jean asked: How can I see if someone has an aikibody and can you point to me someone on the net can demonstrate it ? I tried to answer that question with my post Aiki Body/Mind. However, this week Jean asked: Anyway what Read more
Last week Jean asked a terrific question: How can I see if someone has an aikibody and can you point to me someone on the net can demonstrate it ? I answered: Wow! What a great question!! I think I’ll try to answer that, to the best of my present Read more
THIS IS NOT MY NEXT POST! There is an old saying that when it comes to motivation there is the “stick” approach and the “carrot” approach. The “stick” is negative reinforcement. That is, something negative (like getting hit with a stick) that will be removed if one accomplishes a goal. Read more
Practice makes comprehension: Okay folks: Sokaku Takeda said, “Aiki is easy, don’t teach it openly.” Or, words to that effect. Sagawa Yokiyushi said, “Only smart people can learn Aiki.” Ueshiba Morihei laid it out there for everyone . . . and? Crickets! Takeda thinks, “Aiki is easy.” Sagawa thinks that Read more
Back Bow Okay, think about this . . . You know how opening and closing two appendages equally creates a central axis point in each appendage? Remember how, when combined with Aiki 1, rotation around this central axis point creates Aiki 2? Imagine multiplying that 24 times! That’s a lot Read more
Sit in seiza. This locks the lower body to the ground. Turn the belly button to the right or left as far as you can. Check to be certain that your sternum is aligned with your belly button. DO NOT turn the sternum past the belly button! (All life Aiki Read more