01-Regular Topics

A state of emergency has been declared in Tokyo and some prefectures. According to news reports, the areas under emergen...

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

We often use the word “Ki ga Hairu” in Japanese to refer to responses that are Ki-infused, work that is Ki-infused, and ...

In Shin-Shin-Toitsu Aikido practice, students learn to respect their opponents’ mind and guide and throw them according ...

This is a story about after I became an instructor.I began my training as an Uchideshi, the disciple training of Koichi ...

I am the head of a large organization.In a place where a lot of people gather, like in an organization, our “direction o...

The “New Coronavirus” is spreading worldwide. This unknown virus has no established preventive or therapeutic methods.  ...

When Ki is stuck, we cannot use our mind freely, but if we can extend Ki, then Ki will begin flowing again. When we exte...

Koichi Tohei Sensei always told us to live with the Universe.We live our life based on the values which come from our pa...

Koichi Tohei Sensei was both my teacher and my father.After our relationship became “teacher and student”, we had to sto...

Today, I would like to talk about Ki in the business world.Recently, many representative companies of Japan have asked u...

I have been teaching University students for over 20 years.  Lately, I have noticed some changes in their feelings, thei...

As an Uchideshi, I used to perform cleanup every day.  As a result, house cleaning became a positive habit for me.If you...

People sometimes feel a “bump” when practicing Aikido techniques.When you think “Let’s throw him this way” or “Let’s mov...

When we want to fulfill our missions in life, it is important to want this very strongly. However, in reality, sometimes...

We completed this year’s Taigi Competition on the 24th of September.The purpose of this Taigi Competition is never based...

A few weeks ago, I saw a child dressed in a dogi. When other adults, also dressed in dogi, said “Hello!” to him, he glan...

When I was an Uchideshi of Koichi Tohei Sensei, I asked him how I might become good at public speaking.He told me “Go to...

When I was an uchideshi of Koichi Tohei Sensei, I was a driver for him every day. Once a week, I drove him between Tokyo...

Recently I have noticed that the information around us here in Japan has taken on some strange tendency.People only say ...