Shinichi Tohei's Ki Weblog

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Furman University Shinshin Toitsu Aikido Training at HQ

Two professors and seventeen students from Furman University (South Carolina, USA) came to Japan in May to train Aikido ...
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The power of the Mind (Strength of the Mind)

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

Please imagine that a person that you know as having “strong Ki”. The image that comes to most people is usually of a pe...
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Senshin No Gyo

Our “Kagami Biraki,” which is the first celebration of each year, starts from “Senshin No Gyo” which usually begins with...
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Don’t let your guard down even after a victory

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...
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Learning about the sense of distance

Some months ago I was interviewed by an education magazine for parents of students. During the interview with the press,...
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Training in Daily Life (2)

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...
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Training in Daily Life

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

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

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