Relax.....

The term relax is heard a lot during Aikido practice. We keep on telling our partner don't be stiff and you are trying too hard. It's a hard thing to do. I don't always do it but I try. I have noticed that it's very important in Aikido. If you can do it all the time, you will be much better in the art and life in general. All of us try too hard at times. If you are relaxed, you can move out of the way and join the attacker's energy. I guess it's blending is the essence of the real power...

why cooperate in Aikido

Why should the uke cooperate with the nage? Well there are many answers to a very important question.

Resisting the fall is not the best way to learn how to fall gracefully. There is a risk to inquiry. Resisting should be gradually done. Just the right resistance is perfect. But always rememmber we are training not fighting. The nage should always be sucessful. The uke role is very important in knowing the right amount of resistance. It takes awhile to acheive this skill.

Fight Quest...

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/fight-quest/fight-quest.html

The season is all over. I enjoyed the series. I hope it's coming back again next year.

The mind...

I read today in the paper about the power of the mind. It's amazing in what it can do. It can either help or detroy you. Think positive always. It will help. I will try to find some articles on it.

The mind...

Amazing and great person Joanna Tedone

Joanna was amazing person. She recently past away this week. I admired her so much. A great martial artist and person. Her skill and ki was amazing. She was so positive and influenced many people who made contact with her. She never gave up. When I think of things going bad in my life, I think of her and how brave she was in fighting cancer. I will never forget her. Her spirit will live on...