There are those who train when they can, and those who train.
George Ledyard Sensei Back on the mat for day 3 of the weekend Intensive at Two Rivers Budo.
Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist
Group photo!
Many thanks to Ledyard Sensei for three days of challenging, fun, and thought-provoking instruction; to Yoshi Shibata Sensei for an enlightening class on Saturday; and to Geoff Yudien, Adam Fong, and their students for hosting another great seminar.
Weekend Intensive with George Ledyard Sensei at Two Rivers Budo, Sacramento, CA
A Lifetime on the Train
[This is not particularly Aikido-related, but I wrote it on a 20-hour train trip on the way to an Aikido seminar this past weekend. Since … Read more …
Look! There was room for a little yoga studio / dojo on the train. :-)
My first reaction to seeing it? “BWAAAHAHAAA! MINE!!!”
This used to be, I think, the Arcade Car – with crappy old video games, or maybe it was a baggage area. In any case, several of us found refuge down there, in the basement of the car. There was a guy who does Tai Chi, and has sciatica, who was as happy as I was to have found an open space to move and stretch. Several others dropped by, including a Mennonite family with tiny kids. A bunch of us hung out down there for the Atlas V launch, did some yoga, went through Aikido class warmups, etc. Every long-distance train should have a room like this!
