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3 Mar 2025, 17:34
Journey through Takemusu Aikido training in Egypt with an experienced practitioner who discovers the universal spirit of Iwama Shin Shin Aikido despite power outages and intense heat. Experience the dedication, joy, and traditional techniques that transcend cultural boundaries in this personal account of training with Soliman Sensei's dojo in Cairo, connected to Hitohira Saito Kukujin's lineage.
19 Jun 2024, 14:32
No student slips away unnoticed.
There are a thousand demands on our time, many beyond our control. Money must be earned, marks attained, sports teams made. Families require an investment of quality time.
1 Oct 2023, 11:00
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18 Sept 2023, 13:22
Seito no Kangae
The way of showing respect and gratitude with the right attitude.
This is not an article about Kiai, though the experience it describes offered me a point of view on it that I had not considered before.
When we’re fortunate enough to work with a more experienced Aikidoka we have a great chance to learn.
After the bell rings and the vibration dissipates into the either we can enter a few moments of silence to illuminate our present condition in mind body and breath and raise the spirit for our practice of Aikido.
Over the years, on my journey I have encountered several people who’ve said that Aikido is
ineffective as a martial art.
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