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...
Shinichi Tohei's Ki Weblog
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,...
03-Teaching Shugyo Tassei Kigan-shiki Ceremony and Hatsu-Geiko (First Practice)
Shugyo Tassei Kigan-shiki Ceremony and Hatsu-Geiko (First Practice) was held at the H.Q. Dojo (Tokyo). Approximately 700...
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...
05-Information Shinichi Tohei's Japanese book has been translated into Chinese and published in Taiwan
My Japanese book published in 2022 “「調子いい！」が続く姿勢と呼吸の整え方（How to keep good condition with coordination of mind and body, a...
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...
05-Information Condolence (Christopher Curtis Sensei)
Christopher Curtis Sensei, 8th Dan Shinshintoitsu Aikido, the former Chief Instructor of the Hawaii Ki Federation, passe...
05-Information English E-Book of "Ki Breathing" Now Available
Ki Breathing, the English-language e-book of Koichi Tohei Sensei's book, is now available. This is an English translatio...