01-Regular Topics Learning Through Ki Principles
I started taking piano lessons when I was 7 years old and went to my teacher’s house every week for about 10 years until...
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01-Regular Topics 01-Regular Topics What is Shinshin Toitsudo?
Shinshin Toitsu Aikido is Aikido based on “Shinshin Toitsudo”.The purpose of Shinshin Toitsudo is to train our mind and ...
01-Regular Topics What Does It Mean to “Impart Knowledge”?
One of the things I was trained to do as an Uchideshi (live-in apprentice) was to “impart knowledge”.What does “impart k...
01-Regular Topics Misalignment of One Millimeter Each Time
In leadership development, I often talk about “Misalignment of one millimeter each time”.If there is a misalignment of a...
01-Regular Topics Communicating Universal Principles for All: Teaching with Depth and Breadth
Many people have already seen the Korean drama "Love's Emergency Landing," which has been available on Netflix since 202...
01-Regular Topics Unified Body
Since this column is read by many people including those who do not practice Shinshin Toitsu Aikido, I try to express my...
01-Regular Topics Kiatsuhо̄
“Kiatsuhо̄ ” is a health regimen based on Shinshin Toitsu Aikido.As the Japanese word “Te-a-te” suggests (literally mean...
01-Regular Topics A Voice that Conveys
In 2021, when I appeared live in the studio on the NHK (Japanese public broadcasting) general TV program, “Asa-Ichi,” I ...
01-Regular Topics Softness, Relaxation
I recently had the pleasure of having a conversation with Midori Kawashima Sensei, a 91-year-old nurse.She told us that,...
01-Regular Topics Beyond Any Place or Time
“Adapt your speech to your audience.” It is said that when the Buddha preached the Dharma, he did so in a way that suite...
01-Regular Topics Act while Ki is Extending
There is a set of principles that is most important in the practice of Shinshin Toitsu Aikido. These principles show the...
01-Regular Topics Acquisition and Mastery
I attend the Shinshin Toitsu Aikido black belt promotion tests, which are conducted throughout Japan, as an observer.Thi...
01-Regular Topics Putting the Important Things in One’s Mind
Once, while I was still in my uchideshi (apprenticeship) training, I was summoned by Tohei Sensei and rushed to see him ...
01-Regular Topics The Validation of Kiatsuhō
The Shinshin Toitsu Aikidokai has 24 federations / chapters throughout the world and about 30,000 members are training.O...
01-Regular Topics Understanding Conveyed Through Ki
When I was in high school, I started taking classes at Sundai Yobikō to get ready for university entrance exams (“Yobikō...
01-Regular Topics Breathing Imitation
It was over 10 years ago when I came across a book review in a magazine about a well-known Japanese impressionist / stan...
01-Regular Topics Finding Good Points
This is an interesting story that I heard when I accompanied Koichi Tohei Sensei during one of his seminars in Hawaii.Du...
01-Regular Topics The Real Value of Ukemi
In the practice of Shinshin Toitsu Aikido (Ki-Aikido), we attach great importance to “ukemi.”The Japanese word “ukemi” i...
01-Regular Topics Fresh Impression
The Japanese painter Ms. Yuki Ogura has lived to the age of 105. I once accompanied Koichi Tohei Sensei to visit her hom...
01-Regular Topics Noticing Signals
Last year, I was asked to participate on the popular TV program “Asaichi,” on Japan’s public broadcasting station, NHK. ...