(Notes from 2007 Global Inner Aikido School (GIAS) discussion) Sugano Sensei. “There is a contradiction (in Aikido) between philosophy...

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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...

(2007 Global Inner Aikido Seminar (GIAS) in Belgium.) BE. Why do you do Aikido Sensei? Sugano Sensei. "Doing Aikido too long! (Laughs)...

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?...