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Oct 19, 2020
Timing
"The difference between the living and the dead is timing". I apologize, couldn’t find whose quote it is, but I just had to use it since...
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Oct 5, 2020
Seminars
Right before COVID-19 took over our lives we had a grand opening seminar in our Dojo’s new location. Aikido By the Bay moved to a much...
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Sep 28, 2020
Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast
I usually hear the saying “Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”, but my sensei, Daniel Brasse, mentioned the other day a quote from Wyatt...
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Sep 21, 2020
Covid-19 Practice Partners
If you’re social distancing and you don’t have an available partner who also practices Aikido and you decide to use whomever you find at...
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Sep 14, 2020
Nage
The Brute - The aggressive nage who will slam on a technique and see how hard he can throw or pin someone, disregarding his partner's...
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Sep 7, 2020
Post Covid-19 Hakama
Not sure that by the time this damn Covid-19 is over and I’m back on the mat I’m going to remember how to tie this thing….
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Aug 31, 2020
Aikido Twister
In these crazy times of social distancing I’m so lucky to have two girls who practice Aikido. But I do realize that there are many out...
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Aug 24, 2020
Jo Dori Shihonage
Good thing I have two girls practicing Aikido because I had so much fun exploring Shihonage on them.
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Aug 17, 2020
Virtual Hug
My sensei asked me to make a hugging Mel. We all struggle with this aspect of social distancing, the lack of physical contact. It’s also...
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Aug 3, 2020
Uke
Reminiscing about times when practicing Aikido was with an actual living partner and included physical contact, made me categorize types...
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Jul 27, 2020
Take it Outside...
Has anyone damaged a few items at home while practicing weapons indoors?.... Asking for a friend...
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Jul 20, 2020
Mind & Body Connected
“if your mind is not projected into your hands, even ten thousand techniques will be useless” - Yamaoka Tesshu (founder of the Itto...
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Jul 13, 2020
Randori
Came across a quote by O Sensei - “It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are...
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Jul 6, 2020
Mirror Practice
"If you think of your partner as your enemy then he will think of you as an enemy. Instead, think of your partner as a mirror which lets...
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Jun 29, 2020
Munadori Jujinage
Still exploring no-contact Munadori, this time using two social distancing hands and executing no-contact Juji nage.
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Jun 22, 2020
Munadori Kotegaeshi
No-contact Kotegaeshi would work great from my no-contact Munadori… :)
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