To Ki or Not to Ki

This week is a different letter. I did not write it other than this introduction I gave the mat over to the Women of ASNJ to celebrate...

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Silence is the source of great strength.

If you think you are good at Aikido, you are missing the focus of the practice. It should be ‘How is Aikido good for you?'

What is your Aikido? How does it reflect who you are?

Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. And I am not sure about the former - Albert Einstein

Lean on me When you're not strong

Chen Man Ching used to say that tenacity was the most important quality to learn

I am proud to share with you Vanessa’s Story.

Here are some of the highlights of 2020 I wanted to share

Up in front near the Kamaza, something hidden under a large garbage bag. I unveil……the Wheel of Ukemi.

“The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” -Aristotle

Yup, got nothing this week. Thanksgiving. No TCC class. Watched football instead.

Be water, my friend.

“Thanks to emptiness, everything is possible."

Synchronizing your spirit means achieving harmony with your opponent, or in other words becoming one with your opponent.”

“Love is the primary ingredient in the creation and nurturing of all things. The ki of love is the center joint in the learning of Aiki”

Well, we did it. We opened with full-contact classes