Living Deliberately: Choosing
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 …
seminars
From Nidan To Sandan — A Winding Path
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 …
Event announcement: “Aikido at the Leading Edge” FREE tele-summit
There is a significant international 10-day event in the Aikido world, happening from Friday, May 12th, and happening daily through Sunday, May 21st: “Aikido at … Read more …
Getting Ready for a Retreat
This is the last weekend day before our second big Joshua Tree Evolutionary Aikido Retreat 2016. It starts on Friday, and I need to be … Read more …
Looking Ahead to 2016
Wow… As usual it’s been too long between posts. There’s not a day goes by that I don’t think of (and usually jot down) at … Read more …
The More of You – A Weekend with Nadeau
Once again I’ve had the good fortune to participate in a seminar with Robert Nadeau Shihan, a direct student of O Sensei, and a 7th … Read more …
Road Trip – Off to Camp!
Boy, it’s been a while, again… Not for lack of things to write about. On the contrary, things I’ve wanted to say have been pouncing … Read more …
San Diego Bridge Friendship Seminar 2015
Here we are on Day 2. No, you didn’t miss a post from Day 1, there was just no time to write yesterday. The opening … Read more …
Good bye, 2014. Hello, 2015.
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 …
An Intense Intensive
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 …