The Middle Path
“If the string is too loose, it doesn’t play, and if too tight, it will break”
-Zen Buddhist Proverb (paraphrased)
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Through my #Aikido life, I have often been met with some extremes in approach of training aikido; from the all martial approaches to the all soft-flow approaches
#Budo #Bushido #Aiki #RaleighAikikai #MartialArt #ShinKaze #MiddlePath #Zen #ElementsOfAikido
#LifeGivingSword #Flow
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Focusing on Structure
Seminar in
New Haven Aikikai - Fire Horse Dojo
(#Seminar September 20-21, 2025 )
#ShinKaze #SKAA #Aikido #Aiki
#Budo #Bushido #RealJujutsu
#AikiJujutsu #ArtOfPeace #Peace
#shinkazeaikidoalliance
#aikilife #samuraispirit
Seminar in New Haven, CT, by invitation of our friends at Fire Horse Dojo - New Haven Aikikai.
315-5A Peck Street, New Haven, CT
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#Aikido #Aiki #Seminar #newhavenct #newhavenaikikai #FireHorseDojo
#AikidoSeminar #Budo #Bushido
#ArtOfSamurai #Jujutsu #CombatAikido
#StructureOfAikidoTechnique #PowerOfKiaki #Kiai
#ShinKaze
Seminar in New Haven, CT, by invitation of our friends at Fire Horse Dojo - New Haven Aikikai.
Please, share.
#Aikido #Aiki #Seminar #newhavenct #newhavenaikikai #FireHorseDojo
#AikidoSeminar #Budo #Bushido
#ArtOfSamurai #Jujutsu #CombatAikido
#StructureOfAikidoTechnique #PowerOfKiaki #Kiai
#ShinKaze #SKAA #ShinKazeAikidoAlliance
Misogi (禊)
“AIKIDO IS MISOGI”
Japanese Shinto tradition
It signifies cleansing of the mind, body, & spirit; preparing one for new endeavors.
Misogi is a core ritual in #Shinto (indigenous Japanese religion) to purify the individual through physical & mental challenges; physical act is symbolic of cleansing the mind & spirit of impurities
#Aikido #Ritual #Challenge #Focus #Budo #Bushido #Misogi #Purification #Samurai #ArtOfPeace #AikidoWisdom #ShinKaze #ShinKazeAikidoAlliance
Ryotedori Shihonage
Teaching, nice and slow, at the end of the seminar
#Aikido #Aiki #Budo #Bushido #Samurai #Ryotedori #Shihonage #SelfDefense #MartialArts
#ShinKaze #ShinKazeAikidoAlliance #SKAA
#JapaneseArt #RaleighNC
Katatedori Tsuki Yonkyo - Knife Defense
Teaching, nice and slow, at the end of the seminar.
#Aikido #Aiki #AikiJujutsu #Budo #Bushido #Samnurai #MartialArts #SelfDefense #Yonkyo #Tsuki #KnifeDefense
#ShinKaze #ShinKazeAikidoAlliance
#KanaiSenseiMemorialSeminar
Teaching Tsuki Shihonage, nice and slow, at the end of the seminar.
#Aikido #AikiJujutsu #Shihonage #Tsuki #SelfDefense #RaleighNC #KanaiSenseiMemorialSeminar #ShinKaze
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