The first Farmer’s Almanac said that a fully grown Chestnut tree will feed a family of four for a year. The Chestnut, beyond being valuable wood for furniture making, was a poverty food. When all other food ran out, early American families knew they could survive if they had a single Chestnut tree. I heard this on a radio program about the national effort to bring back the Chestnut after billions of them died about a century ago across North America from a fungal blight. A ne

Dojo-cho Note: The dojo is a labor of love. No one receives any compensation in the dojo, with fees going to keep lights on, rent paid...

Several years ago, I was chatting with a 12-year-old student before class. She asked me if aikido was effective, which prompted me to ask...

What is a Dojo? Answering this starts with what Aikido is. When I asked Sugano Sensei what Aikido was, taking his forefinger and drawing...

Dear All, As we head toward 2025, I wanted to put a few things out: 11 Nov Veterans Day Practice . On next Monday, the 11th, we will have...

A family member was coming with me to take a class and casually remarked, "You know, Aikido doesn't work." Seeing my look, he quickly...

“Aikido could be classified as Japanese martial art. Developed among samurai society. Techniques at base are fighting. Aikido is not mart

24 August 2007. Traveling with Sensei to Belgian, Global Inner Aikido Seminar (GIAS.) Sugano Sensei. “In Aikido there is no relationship...