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COVID-19

Outdoor Aikido Training, Part 2 — Dressing for Comfort and Safety

3 August, 20213 August, 2021 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist
Dave Goldberg Sensei teaching at the park

This is the second part of a two-part article. The first, from May 2021, was about options for shoulder pads or padded shirts, to make … Read more …

Tags COVID-19, Equipment, remote training, Training Outdoors

Outdoor Aikido Training, Part 1 — Rolling On Grass. Hard Grass.

3 August, 202119 May, 2021 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist
Aikido of San Diego, training in the park during the Covid pandemic

Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic we have been training remotely on Zoom, and also outdoors, masked, in a lovely public park. For the … Read more …

Tags COVID-19, Equipment, injuries, Training Outdoors

2020 Hindsight — Thoughts at The Solstice

21 December, 202021 December, 2020 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist
Looking back along a trail at dusk

Well, there’s nothing like a deadline. I started several versions of this post over the past few months, but always got sidetracked or overwhelmed by … Read more …

Tags COVID-19, fitness, health, learning, reflections

My Reading of The South Korean Paper on COVID-19 Spread in Fitness Dance Classes

20 May, 202019 May, 2020 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist
Case Map for Coronavirus Disease Associated with Fitness Dance Classes South Korea

This post discusses an early release, published on May 15 2020, of the Research Letter Cluster of Coronavirus Disease Associated with Fitness Dance Classes, South … Read more …

Tags COVID-19, dojo managment

Daily Checklist — 7 Actions to Help Us All Stay Grounded and Peaceful

18 March, 202018 March, 2020 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist
List of 7 Actions

These are hard times. Everything is uncertain. The situation is increasingly frightening and tragic. On top of it all, our routines are disrupted, we’re apart … Read more …

Tags connection, COVID-19, health, mental health

Coronavirus — A Long Road Ahead

16 March, 2020 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

Because the coronavirus situation is changing so quickly, and because people may read this months from now, here’s a bit of context: Today is Monday, … Read more …

Tags COVID-19, dojo managment, health and safety, remote training

Aikido Videos, Online Aikido Courses, and Aikido DVDs

11 March, 20208 March, 2020 by Linda Eskin - Grab My Wrist

Benched with an injury? Stuck at home with a cold? Dojo closed for a COVID-19 quarantine? It can be disheartening to be off the mat … Read more …

Tags COVID-19, health, injuries, remote training, videos

MY VISION

It is my intention that Grab My Wrist be a resource for the entire Aikido community — especially new students, and new teachers.

I hope you will find the information here helpful and encouraging. I hope you will enjoy your Aikido practice, and will continue to train and teach.

When we continue our practice we personally benefit, our dojos benefit, and the whole community benefits. In the true spirit of Aikido, we all win.

GANBATTE KUDASAI!

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COME TRAIN…

I train at Aikido of San Diego, under Dave Goldberg Sensei, 6th Dan.

In the San Diego area? If you're thinking about trying Aikido, please come visit the dojo and see a class or two for yourself. If you already train, you're welcome to drop in for a small daily mat fee.

We are a well-established Aikido dojo, with experienced instructors and friendly, vibrant community of supportive dojo members.

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