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(Whatis the definition of Education?)Ofcourse there is more than one answer to this question, but one answer could be “t...

Ithas been twenty years since I graduated from University and became Soshu KoichiTohei Sensei’s Uchideshi.Despitestartin...

It was SakuraSeason in Japan this past month. Just a few minute walk from the Tokyo HQOffice is a popular spot called “C...

Thecontent of this blog is for Instructors or people in a position to lead membersor other people.(Mind)and (Ki) both ha...

Ihope everyone was able to enjoy the beautiful holiday season and the start of theNew Year.Myrole and purpose as Kaicho ...

Unificationduring Movement and ActionGettingthe feeling of a posture with Coordination of Mind and body is the basics of...

Performing the Bamboo Cut Bamboo cut was held at the Ken and Jo Seminar at Tochigi HQ from the 11th (Saturday) – the 13t...

The Las Vegas National Seminar was held from the 26th of June (Thursday) to the 29th of June (Sunday). I taught all the ...

I am a part-time lecturer in general education at a university in Tokyo. Every week, I teach the students unification of...

Two professors and seventeen students from Furman University (South Carolina, USA) came to Japan in May to train Aikido ...

Words such as “steel” or “iron” are often used to describe the power or strength of the mind in Japanese. This usually g...

Please imagine that a person that you know as having “strong Ki”. The image that comes to most people is usually of a pe...

Our “Kagami Biraki,” which is the first celebration of each year, starts from “Senshin No Gyo” which usually begins with...

When we make mistakes or run into a problem, we tend to think about the reasons and causes for it, but when things are p...

Some months ago I was interviewed by an education magazine for parents of students. During the interview with the press,...

Last month’s blog on “Training in Daily Life” had a big response so I would like continue a little more on the same topi...

Recently, I remembered lessons I learned from Soshu Koichi Tohei Sensei when I was younger. People say that we remember ...

Our Manner is an Expression or Sign of Our State of MindThe lack of good manners demonstrated on the Osaka transportatio...

In teaching and instructing rigor and strictness is essential.However, in recent years it has been thought that the pers...

To have an “attitude of learning” is the foundation of all learning and studying.In most homes and school environments, ...