Linda Eskin Writes About Aikido, Learning, Training, Discovery, and Connection
A fun milestone to celebrate: Grab My Wrist turned 5 today!
Trivia: This is the 388th post to this blog, and there are hundreds more to come.
Many thanks to everyone who has been following along on this journey, and much appreciation for every word of encouragement. The next 5 years are going to be a daring adventure, and I’m thrilled to have you along.
If my brain had a warning like my iPhone does it would be telling me that it’s overheating and needs to shut down for a … Read more …
A random thought I had while chatting with a friend just now… I think a really serious public health problem in our country, or at … Read more …
I have just returned from George Ledyard Sensei’s 4-Day Randori Intensive at Aikido Eastside in Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle. Wow. For my non-Aikido friends, randori … Read more …
Today was the first day of the Randori Intensive with George Ledyard Sensei at his dojo, Aikido Eastside, in Bellview, Washington. This is going to … Read more …
I’m off to a seminar in the morning. This time I’ll be taking the train from San Diego to Seattle (39 hours each way!) to … Read more …
I really enjoyed today’s seminar with Richard Moon Sensei and Dave Goldberg Sensei at Aikido of San Diego. The subject was “Aikido is Medicine for … Read more …
We have a seminar coming up at our dojo a week from Sunday, with the teaching inspired by the O Sensei quote “Aikido is medicine … Read more …
Training New Muscles, or Half-Halts in Real Life
“We need to be reminded to wake up and pay attention, to feel into our experience so we can respond fluidly and appropriately, to look and see if action is called for, and to summon the courage to take it.”
Just published! Please check out this month’s column by “The Mirror” on AikiWeb. It was my turn to write, and I’d been struck by the similarity between a recent meeting with my teacher, Dave Goldberg Sensei, and the half halts we use to bring horses back to a centered, responsive place.
If you ever want to make a year fly by, here’s how to do it. First, anticipate that you will likely be testing for shodan … Read more …
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