Art, music, conversation, and certainly aikido is energized by altering the balance of polar opposites to create a point of connection and balance. O’sensei said, “If your opponent strikes with fire, counter with water, becoming completely fluid and free-flowing. Water, by its nature, never collides with or breaks against anything. On the contrary, it swallows up any attack harmlessly.” Continue reading Moving into the Void→
It is amazing what is studied… research shows that the weight on your shoulders affects perception, judgement, and motivation. The studies put heavy backpacks on participants and demonstrated effects that may make you question how each of us experiences the world. Continue reading The Weight We Carry and How It Affects Our Perception→
Makoto Shodo from asiakarate.com explanation of “What is Budo”
True Samurai ranged from the most brutish to the most noble of individuals but the warrior without falsehood (hence the makoto calligraphy) always has a choice to express benevolence even in the most dire of circumstances. That choice is central to the practice of Aikido. Continue reading Bushi no Nasake; the Mindful Warrior…→
