What Makes An Amazing Aikido Teacher?
By Sensei Guy Hagen November 17, 2017Recently, I set out to review a lot of videos of what people seem to be holding up as “amazing aikido” teachers and demonstrations. My goal was simply to observe what attributes they had in common, what characteristics inspired people to consider these examples of Aikido to be better […]
The Blueprint for Becoming an Amazing Martial Artist: Three Myths and Misconceptions
By Sensei Guy Hagen October 30, 2013 What are the attributes of a person that becomes a truly amazing martial artist? I am going to start with three myths and assumptions that I regularly run into among students (and sometimes, even teachers). You must have physical strength, power, and fitness. Most people really only have about […]