And like Latin, it still exerts power—through law, theology, science. Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Laughter relaxes the body. Relaxation signals safety. Can one laugh and strike at the same time? Aikido is the cultivation of excellence. The art is embodied physically- the stuff of soma. It hasContinue reading “AIKIDO APHORISMS”
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WEAPONS INFORM MOVEMENT
In a prior article, I explained ikkyo and irimi-nage arise from the moment of contested weapon access—the effort to draw and the counter-effort to suppress. The last Saturday weapons class continued that line of thought, focusing more precisely on ikkyo and nikkyo as a means to draw the katana in a contested encounter. Protecting theContinue reading “WEAPONS INFORM MOVEMENT”
Old Magic – Exposure
“Similia similibus curentur.”Let like be cured by like. — Hippocrates (attrib.), echoed by Paracelsus and Galen This principle, later adopted by homeopaths and ridiculed by modern medicine, remains as stubbornly persistent—and surprisingly insightful—as any ancient folk wisdom. You’ll find it not only in medical aphorism but also in the logic of sympathetic magic, as describedContinue reading “Old Magic – Exposure”
