“You are naturally what you should be, once the forces in your system are in harmony with each other and that which is not essential to your being dissolves.” Morihei Ueshiba O Sensei’s term ‘bestowed...
Archive - May 2014
Josh Gold“Aikido Street tactics,” by Charles Warren
“If somebody grabs or attempts to grab you, they are giving you a gift of one of their limbs and kinetic energy.” One of the advantages of horse stance is to make irimi difficult. Unfortunately it is also a...
“The course of organizations from beginning to end,” by Stanley Pranin
“Where is Aikido headed as a cultural phenomenon?” I recently read an article that purports to describe the general course of organizations from founding to dissolution. Here are the 19 steps: 1. A...
“Real kuzushi at a distance,” by Charles Warren
Most encounters, though, do involve some kind of psychic overload. Training allows you to tap any energy involved to enhance your “game”.” “Real kuzushi at a distance has real effects as it...
“On Self-Defense” by Johnny Pranin
“Is physical force the only option you have when confronted by an aggressor?” This article was shown to me unprompted by my son. I thought it contained some good points, and that it would be interesting to...
“Martial Arts, Aikido, and Peace?” by George Ledyard
The one thing that is absolutely assured in this world is change. Change is constant, unstoppable. The entire Universe is in constant flux. At each instant structures are being created and structures are passing out of...