Group photo of members of Aikido of San Diego, on the mat and dressed in training uniforms, following Ana Allen's 1st-kyu exam. Photo by Christine Cessna.
Aikido of San Diego members after Ana Allen's 1st kyu exam - Photo by her daughter, Christine Cessna

Linda Eskin — Writing About Aikido Since 2009

The whole idea is you have to let go of all types of longings, wantings, desires. You have to become a true devotee. It means you don’t care anymore. You’re not interested in getting anywhere or trying to do anything. Simply get lost in the teaching itself. Without looking for answers, without trying to become enlightened. Without saying I have to do this, I have to do that. You just live every moment, by moment, by moment in devotion, in love, in joy, not thinking whether you’re going to get enlightened or not get enlightened. Whether you’ll make it in this life or not. The person who is like this is already enlightened, already free.

~ Robert Adams

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On Saturday we had a short but awesome class with Yoshi Shibata Sensei, who introduced us to his “Yoshi Sticks” to help us see the direction of energy and connection between Uke and Nage. (At Two Rivers Budo, during the Weekend Intensive with George Ledyard Sensei)

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“As a martial artist, you can never have too much sensitivity. What you want to eliminate is reactivity.”

George Ledyard Sensei, at his Weekend Intensive at Two Rivers Budo, Sacramento. Adam Fong, uke.

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Studying irimi, including algebra, physics, pick pocketing, black holes, motion receptors, attention, misogi, tomoe, drawing-in, and collusion.

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