Aikido…. BE PREPARED!

A really nice article by Nav Sagiba.  Again as a musician and Aikidoka I appreciate the fact that preparation is everything!The nature of the universe and existence consists of peaks, troughs and moments of intensity. Understanding this better, prepares you to...

AIKIDO AND KNEES

A nice piece all about, well, knees.  I reckon at any one time about 5% of my students have knee problems.  Very rarely is this due to the Aikido training, more often because of a genetic pre-disposition to dodgy knees or as a result of an injury sustained during...

Aikido, Music and Listening…

As a Aikido instructor and musician, I often use musical metaphors (similies? I’m never sure of the difference..) to try to get across a point, especially when referring to the importance of developing a correct “basic” from the outset (like learning...