Aikido of Petaluma has been offering gentle martial and energy arts for the pressures of daily life since 1983. Our training emphasizes personal growth and development within the medium of a martial art. Our instructors offer a supportive, joyful, and diverse training environment.
Beginners are welcome and encouraged to observe and participate in any of our classes.
Class Notes:
Sensei Noha, as part of his online classes, prepares class notes, with extensive details. He has made his notes available to everyone.
Class Notes Topic Index
Current topic and associated class notes
Dimensionality
We are happy to announce that we are starting children’s classes beginning February 1st! Find more information on our Children’s Class page.
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A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.
– Morihei Ueshiba
Aikido of Petaluma has been offering gentle martial and energy arts for the pressures of daily life since 1983. Our training emphasizes personal growth and development within the medium of a martial art. Our instructors offer a supportive, joyful and diverse training environment.
Beginners are welcome and encouraged to observe and participate in any of our classes.
We are currently practicing the sword and jo katas Rinjiro Shirata Sensei transmitted to Sensei John Stevens. Links to the Misogi No Jo and Misogi No Ken katas can be found here:
T’ai Chi Students, we have started practicing the feather sword form. You can view one of Professor Cheng’s senior students, Ken Van Sickle perform the sword form here:
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Fuller/Finer Experience of the I/Self
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Bringing the two parts of the I into a more balanced and integrated experience with each other is a big step toward reducing entanglement and its resulting negative effects. It is also an important first step in experiencing dimensionally finer levels of I/self.
Osensei Revisted 2021 Virtual Workshop
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Osensei Revisted 2021 Virtual Workshop
Focusing on a Unifying Experience of Dimensionality in the Manifest, Hidden and Divine
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This example shows a progression in dimensionality in the manifest dimension of physical reality. As O Sensei outlined, a more complete picture of the creation also includes the hidden or energetic realm and the divine or causal realm. Dimensional experiences are also present in the hidden and divin...
Unifying Centered Experience of Dimensionality in the Manifest, Hidden and Divine
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Today we will continue our practice to include all three realms and then work with a practice to bring them together into a unified centered experience.