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Seminar - taking stock 2 (Atari & "Hitting the structure")
There is another thing that I realize I’ve walked away with from the Aikiweb seminar, evidenced by how frequently it’s been popping into my mind. It is the phrase that George Ledyard used,… more →
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Seminar - taking stock 2 (Atari & "Hitting the structure")
da2elni4na wrote 6 months ago: There is another thing that I realize I’ve walked away with from the Aikiweb seminar, evidence … more →
Seminar - taking stock
da2elni4na wrote 9 months ago: “The Animal” – Clark sensei responded to someone who was basically commenting how … more →
Judging
da2elni4na wrote 9 months ago: I like analysing people. Now I try not to focus on judging others, guessing what they are like and w … more →
Article by Sugano sensei
da2elni4na wrote 11 months ago: Link to Sugano sensei article What Is Aikido And What Does Training Mean To Us Progress When it come … more →
Gordon Ramsay
da2elni4na wrote 11 months ago: I was watching clips on Youtube of Gordon Ramsay for the first time recently, mostly of a reality sh … more →
Tenkan
da2elni4na wrote 1 year ago: Tenkan, from “agasan”’s blog This past summer, I attended a seminar where Doshu ha … more →
Miscellaneous Thoughts on Aikido (from Kuroiwa sensei’s writings)
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: Another translation done on a whim. No proofreading done. I came across a phrase that stood out to m … more →
Developing One's Eye
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: 見取り稽古。I remember, while living in Japan I was telling someone that I was debating about whether to g … more →
Possibilities, Choice, and Structure
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: My opinion that the Yamaguchi style of practice is the way to go was again affirmed recently. I reca … more →
My Developing Eye
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: I happened to be watching an older instructional video of Moriteru Doshu last night and noticed that … more →
Intense 1984
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: Someone just posted a video to YouTube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ij5dlGmkndE) that got me thinking … more →
Some essential elements
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da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: Over the past couple of years, I’ve given some thought to what elements are essential to (lear … more →
Atari - some more current points
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: It’s very key that the various parts of the body work together. Not just at the same time, unc … more →
Atari - some current points
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: The importance of tension/activating the muscles. I discovered that, when pulling away from partner … more →
by RayPlus: memories of Yamaguchi shihan
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: clipped from www.geocities.jp A record of shihan’s words. Use your entire body. Your ha … more →
Atari / The Here-And-Now (An epiphany)
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: (I don’t have many of those anymore.) How to move without minding the opponent and strive to i … more →
Atari - Softness and Weakness
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: I have recently begun to feel that I understand what Endo sensei was saying about being soft and bec … more →
Atari (1) - Revisiting Atari
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: As I mentioned elsewhere, some key concepts that I’ve had with me for some time are blending t … more →
Political correctness (3) - "a mature identity" after the reaction
da2elni4na wrote 2 years ago: The skill of absorption and controlling ma-ai, in addition to being able to move freely and without … more →
