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Why do I do Aikido?
I was looking recently at Arnold Schwarzenegger's motivation video on why he goes to the gym everyday and I found that it is the same for...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read
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Self-preservation
"Self-preservation is thought to be universal among all living organisms. For sentient organisms, pain and fear are integral parts of...
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Jul 27, 20222 min read
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Volunteering is part of our Aikido training; it is spiritual training.
The kanji on this picture means: "Obon festival".
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Jul 20, 20222 min read
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Aikido-Kuzushi 崩し (part 3/3)
There is an old martial art saying stating that the martial artist always needs to be in control of his personal affairs. The mind cannot...
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Jul 13, 20222 min read
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Kuzushi (Part 2)
In martial arts, we must look at different levels where we can observe an unbalance. Sometimes, we are our worse ennemi and we are...
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Jul 6, 20223 min read
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Kuzushi 崩し (Part 1)
崩す (Kuzusu) means unbalance, to level, to pull down. A transitive verb in Japanese language. The character 崩 is form with two different...
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Jun 29, 20222 min read
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Aikido Testing
Sometimes, our worse ennemi is ourselves and what we do to ourselves. In Aikido, testing is an important stage in our practice to show...
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Jun 1, 20222 min read
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June is PTSD awareness Month
June is PTSD awareness (Post traumatic Stress Disorder). The campaign is mainly for our veterans however I would like to extend it to...
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May 4, 20221 min read
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Health and Self-Defense
I often say that improving and maintaining your health is the fist principle of self-defense. You can learn a few cool tricks on Youtube...
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Apr 20, 20221 min read
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Outdoor Aikido Advantages
At first, I thought that training outside was only temporary however I think that it is the best opportunity for people to be outside. I...
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Apr 13, 20222 min read
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