Loyalty
Saotome Sensei has spoken many times with me on the subject of “loyalty”. I never particularly liked the term, because to me it called up
May 6, 2019
Saotome Sensei has spoken many times with me on the subject of “loyalty”. I never particularly liked the term, because to me it called up
This the second part of a two-part article, “How To Train For A Million Years.” You can read the first part of the article here.
No matter how diligently or how long you train in your chosen martial art, you face one unavoidable fact: the total amount of progress you
Recently – and most notably at this year’s Cherry Blossom seminar at the Shobukan Dojo in D.C., Saotome Sensei has been using the term “kikubari.”
We’ve all heard training in a martial art compared to the metaphor of climbing a mountain. The metaphor provides an inspiring and instructive image, but Saotome
“There are two type of ki: ordinary ki and true ki. Ordinary ki is coarse and heavy; true ki is light and versatile. In order
The term koppojutsu (“bone technique”) is most frequently used in traditional Japanese martial arts to refer to “breaking” techniques. They are the joint-breaking techniques of koryu Jujitsu and Ninjutsu,
Consider whether you have ever had the following experience. After working up a good sweat in an energetic class, you take off you uniform, change into
The kamon (crest, logo) for the Aikido Chuseikan of Tampa Bay dojo represents a waterwheel, which we feel is a symbol that embodies some very important ideals in
The symbols that Saotome Sensei selected when he designed the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba logo have a very spiritual meaning, that speaks directly to the