4th Kyu tests from Reigendo Martial Arts Academy, Klamath Falls, Oregon, October 2010.
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Reigendo Martial Arts Academy 5th Kyu Tests
5th Kyu tests from Reigendo Martial Arts Academy, Klamath Falls, Oregon, October 2010.
Sensei demonstrating Shomen uchi kote gaeshi
Bob Noha Sensei continues his demonstration of upward and downward energies with shomen uchi kote gaeshi.
Sensei demonstrating ushiro tekubitori sankyo
Bob Noha Sensei explains the up and down energies in ushiro tekubitori sankyo. He also describes what O’ Sensei used to call the fullness of the echo, and demonstrates a chant O’ Sensei used to use to experience this.
Blogpost: Mindfulness through Aikido and Tea Ceremony on Psychologytoday.com
This is a beautiful post on psychologytoday.com about the similarity of Aikido and Chado (Tea Ceremony):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-body-blog/201008/mindfulness-through-aikido-tea-ceremony
Thanks to Ginny Breeland for alerting us to this article. Ginny maintains “Aikido Advice for Woman … and a few men” on facebook and can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#!/pages/Aikido-Advice-for-Womenand-a-Few-Men/302329183470?v=info&ref=ts
“The Heart of Aikido” now available at Amazon
John Stevens Shihan translates “The Heart of Aikido; The Philosophy of Takemusu Aiki” from the original Japanese. This is now available at http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Aikido-Philosophy-Takemusu-Aiki/dp/4770031149.
Sensei will be reviewing this shortly at aikiweb.com. We’ll let you know when his review is out!
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Video of Robert Noha Sensei with Bill Misson, Charlie Stapp and Sasun Torikian.