Classes put on-hold till April
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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Your spirit is the true shield.
– 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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We worked in our last class with a focus on experiencing levels of consciousness in the divine realm using the kokyuho undo exercise. Today we will continue this emphasis on states of consciousness working with the interaction between the manifest and hidden realms-using with the ikkyo undo exercise we practiced with the manifest dimension. We will use the ikkyo undo exercise as our focus on the manifest and to experience how bringing in the hidden dimension experience benefits the manifest dimension and improves functionality. [ 922 more words ]
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We worked in our last class with a focus on experiencing levels of consciousness in the divine realm using the kokyuho undo exercise. Today we will continue this emphasis on states of consciousness...This difficult time; while we wish it was not going on, is an opportunity to deepen our practice by appreciating what is really important to us and what we can let go of-Kendo Culture of the Sword Alexander Bennett (pgs. xxxii and xxxiii). We worked in our last class with a focus on experiencing levels of consciousness in the hidden realm using the zengo undo exercise. [ 1,152 more word ]
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This difficult time; while we wish it was not going on, is an opportunity to deepen our practice by appreciating what is really important to us and what we can let go of-Kendo Culture of the Sword ...This is unfortunate but necessary. Thank you for keeping our best interest at heart.Dear Aikido friends:
These past few weeks have been challenging, and there is no certainty when things will return to normal, so after careful consideration and in an effort to err on the side of caution regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are canceling our OSensei Revisited IX retreat that was scheduled for May 1-3, 2020.
We hope to coordinate another OSensei Revisited retreat when this crisis subsides.
Meanwhile, please take care of yourselves, stay balanced and centered, and join our live Zoom calls with Nadeau Shihan. Visit our website for updates: www.cityaikido.com
If you have any questions, please reply to this post.
I appreciate everyone participating in this new format and welcome to everyone coming for the first time. We are working to keep our regular class schedule going so it will be easier to return to our training together. Please share any comments, suggestions or questions from Tuesday’s class. This difficult time, while we wish it was not going on, is an opportunity to deepen our practice by appreciating what is really important to us and what we can let go of-Joseph Campbell passage (Hero With a Thousand Faces pg. [ 709 more words ]
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I appreciate everyone participating in this new format and welcome to everyone coming for the first time. We are working to keep our regular class schedule going so it will be easier to return to ...Thank you for coming and trying out this new format. Special thanks to Mark for the idea and follow through to set it up! O Sensei I do not need a dojo pg. 79 Heart of Aikido O Sensei Aiki is a path of light pg. 38 Heart of Aikido Today we will work on a similar practice to our work in the Saturday morning Energy Class on levels of consciousness using some basic Aikido exercises and the Kuji Kiri. [ 240 more words ]
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Thank you for coming and trying out this new format. Special thanks to Mark for the idea and follow through to set it up! O Sensei I do not need a dojo pg. 79 Heart of Aikido O Sensei Aiki is a p...