This is a good list of the dojo etiquette. a good read. Tuesday night is a little less formal ,due to the length of class , but we should all strive to maintain a healthy dojo .  thanks      Aikido dojo is a place where we cleanse and enrich our mind, body, and spirit…. Read More >

This question was asked last night , “what order do we line up in at the beginning of class?”   we line up by rank, easy  in other dojos that have colored belts ,Easy to do if we all know each other . What about when new people come in from another dojo ? What… Read More >

  At the end of class I asked if there were any questions. A new student to aikido raised his hand and I asked what his question was. Like all new students in their first class they want to know what I would do if they were to try and punch me.  Actually this is… Read More >

I was reading an article the other day in a martial arts mag. The article was about the new “at that time” 3D computer generated videos being presented on YouTube. I read the article because it seems that everyone has spent time with U-tube sensei. I have been noticing over the many years of being… Read More >

Dojo Thoughts   The other day I had a painting show on the PBS station playing in the back ground while I did my house chores. You know the kind that teaches you how to put brush to canvass and create a scene. To me landscape painting is fun once you know how to hold… Read More >

I would like to talk about a question that has been asked me over the years of teaching aikido that keeps coming up. The question seems to follow after a class of focusing on blending “Awase” with ukes attack. The idea of blending with ones opponent is frequently used by teachers such as myself for… Read More >

I would like to continue my conversation from last night about the uke’s attack. I feel that if there is no solid real attack during the training then nobody learns. Nobody is ready for the real world. Not the nage or the uke. If the nage is accustomed to a nonchalant attack then when the… Read More >

Sensei here in my story about how I got my promotion, My aikido helped me in my interview to get my promotion. It started as I showed up early to the corporate office; I sat down in the waiting room clearing my mind. As they called me back to interview room I told myself two… Read More >