Linda Eskin's Site About Aikido, Learning, Training, Discovery, and Connection
One of the things I discovered about myself in the process of preparing for my sandan exam (third-degree black belt) a few months ago was … Read more …
A bit about Aikido training, teaching, writing, coaching, throwing, travel, nature, and ADHD. More in coming posts.
Note: I do write actual books, both about Aikido and about fitness. But this isn’t a real book. There’s only Chapter 10. The rest is … Read more …
“There’s your trot.” “Now.” Mark stood in the center of the south end of the arena, near the barn. His long oilskin duster and cowboy … Read more …
Tonight, December 14th, 2017, on the third anniversary of my shodan exam (first-level black belt), I did my first pretest for nidan (second-level black belt). … Read more …
This is the twentieth in this series of 26 posts, one for each letter of the alphabet, that I am writing during the Blogging from A to … Read more …
In looking back at 2014 I see it involved a lot of completions – clearing out the old, and making room for new things – … Read more …
[Note – All the blog photos were imported only in the thumbnail size. D’oh! I will be uploading the full-size photos soon.]
I am very grateful to these amazing people for their instruction, encouragement, and ukemi. They trained with me and David (we tested together) for months, generously giving many Sunday afternoons, evenings after class, and a few Friday nights, too. Some of the nicest, most capable folks one could ever hope to train with. Domo arigato gozaimashita.
[At our dojo we have a tradition of submitting an essay when we test for sho-dan. My exam was today, and here’s what I wrote.] … Read more …