Great story. :cool: I am much more impressed by this response than the one at the start of the thread. It is effective, simple and does not...
Hi frostty I'm not sure if you are doing these breathing and meditation techniques on your own or under the guidance of a teacher/instructor. I...
Good luck with your training. It's great that you have found a good dojo so close to home. :cool: This is an ethical code that was developed by...
Thank you so much for your sympathies, they are a comfort at this difficult time. I didn't realise that when I said goodbye to him in January of...
It is with real sadness that I write to inform all Aikidoka on MAP that my teacher Sugano Shihan passed away on the 29th August 2010 in New York....
The idea behind faking a seizure is not to put the attacker off because you have a condition, but putting them off because you are behaving...
I started looking for a Martial Art when I was at Uni. I was looking for mind body awareness and to be able to defend myself. Luckily there was a...
My Sensei, Sugano Shihan studied under O'Sensei and also described the severity of training with him. He said they (the uchi deshi) used to sit on...
Happy Birthday Banpen Fugyo and Aikiwolfie. Hope you had a fun day and that the year ahead is a good one.
Power, greed and survival are just human needs as described by Maslow in his hierarchy of human needs. Survival is the lowest or most basic human...
Hi Geetarman. :) Welcome to MAP and enjoy your Martial Arts Training. I look forward to connecting with you.
I have noticed a number of obvious improvements which I would attribute to the study of Aikido over many years - a greater awareness of my...
I haven't seen it yet. I did like the original Karate Kid and am worried that the remake won't be as good. I agree with you iammartialarts, Mr...
I use Aikido in negotiations - moving in at the right time, no pushing or shoving or getting yourself off balance. The secret of a good...
In my Aikido dojo we train to deal with multiple attackers on a regular basis. Of course this is a controlled situation and not a real combat...
I agree with Dean Winchester and Hatamoto - go to the dojo and let the instructor know you are interested in returning to training. Let them guide...
Science is a tool that we use to help us explain and understand the world around us. I don't know about a belief in God in the religious...
1. There is a guide for Kabbalah - it is called the Zohar - and it is probably found in different sections of a library depending on how the the...
I totally agree that the search for peace must first start from within but I have no problem with having a guide or teacher. You process their...
I notice there has been a lot of discussion on this thread about the difference between religion and philosophy and what constitutes rational...
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