I tuned the radio at random and suddenly found myself listening to Peggy Lee singing the classic, “Is that all there is…?” As I was...

24 August 2007. Traveling with Sensei in cab. Sugano Sensei “In Aikido there is no relationship between words and pretty ideas of Aikido...

(Continued from Day 6) BE- You spoke earlier on breathing exercise. We do it as part of the warm up but it is not an important part of...

(Continued from Day 5) BE- Something that has been very confusing to me has been that in the sword style I am learning they teach a very...

Brian Ericksen : Sensei, I started taking classes in Battodo. It has been very interesting to use a real sword and cut through things. As...

On being a student. Sugano Sensei. Aikido is measured in years and minutes. When you start to learn you need years to see way. Student...

Sugano Sensei: “There is a contradiction (in Aikido) between philosophy and practice. Philosophy is harmony. Practice is defined in terms...

Aiki Blog - Self Defense If you spend any time at all on the Internet searching discussions, videos and blogs regarding Aikido, the topic...

Last year I had the privilege of hosting the entire dojo for a training session that culminated in testing for a number of students at my...

(These notes were taken at the 2007 Global Inner Aikido Seminar (GIAS) in Belgium. I accompanied Sugano Sensei as Otomo to Belgium for...

What does it mean to be a yudansha (black belt) in a smaller dojo? When you cross that threshold, what does that transition begin to feel...

The existential question for people studying Aikido, or the martial arts in general, in today’s society want to be, “why do we do this?...

On August 29th, 2010 Sensei Seiichi Sugano passed into another existence. I am Yamada Sensei’s inner student, forever grateful to him...