All sustainable learning goes deeper than the intellect. Species learn from survival, and in those that do survive it becomes a preconditioned adaptation variable. You learn best by responding actively. Collecting ideas...
Archive - March 2011
Josh Gold“Kisshomaru Ueshiba’s Stamp on Modern Aikido,” by Stanley Pranin
I would like to devote a few paragraphs to the profound influence of Second Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921-1999) on aikido as we know it today. I am prompted to write at this time because I have noted an increasing...
“You offended me..,” by Nev Sagiba
“You offended me, and this justifies my bad behaviour.” Not really. Such lack of responsibility reveals the mental illness of the ape instead. I remember well a schoolyard brawl. In about the fourth year of...
“Koichi Tohei’s 10th dan Promotion” by Stanley Pranin
Koichi Tohei Sensei is one of aikido’s most famous instructors and was the head of the Aikikai Instructors Staff for many years prior to leaving the Aikikai. Tohei gained fame as one of aikido’s pioneers and...
Free PDF: “The History and Content of Morihei Ueshiba’s 1938 technical manual “Budo”
“The book that vindicated the authenticity of Morihiro Saito’s technique!” We have uploaded a PDF file of the complete introduction to “Takemusu Aikido Special Edition: Budo,” authored by...