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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Noticing Signals

Last year, I was asked to participate on the popular TV program “Asaichi,” on Japan’s public broadcasting station, NHK. ...
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Breathing and Emotions

The prolonged effects of COVID19 have perhaps made us more irritable. We may get angry over the smallest things, causing...
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Resetting One Point

The spread of COVID19 has kept many of us in our homes for this past year and prevented many from gathering together. As...
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Living Calmness

I was officially asked by the Los Angeles Dodgers to teach “Ki“ to their top prospects at a local camp for three years s...
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New Dojo all over the Country

A state of emergency has been declared in Tokyo and some prefectures. According to news reports, the areas under emergen...
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Setsudo: Creating more Opportunities to Study Shinshin Toitsu Aikido

In this blog I talk about my “resolution” for the future of Shinshin Toitsu Aikido.In April 2020, when the state of emer...