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...

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

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?...