At 6 AM I was wakened by an intermittent pop-pop … pop. It wasn’t the dog. What was it? Sluggish and slow, I got out of bed to investigate. Not the cats nor the kids. Moving to the kitchen I saw the open window and realized it was the roofers starting early on my neighbor’sContinue reading “Sound and Sanity”
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BREATHING
Restricted airways and ventilators are all too much in the public discourse because of Covid, and “I can’t breathe” is a sad social commentary on restraint techniques. Not being able to breathe is a frightening experience. As a child I had a bout of croup. I still remember that feeling of suffocation, the abject fearContinue reading “BREATHING”
ISOLATION AND HOW TO TRAIN
It is unfortunate that Covid-19 keeps us from training together. Aikido is a partnered art and “social distancing” has made training together impossible. Nevertheless, there are ways to keep your connection to the art. Okay, I admit to having a soft spot for some not-so-high-brow books. Steve Perry’s (1986) The Man Who Never Missed is just aContinue reading “ISOLATION AND HOW TO TRAIN”
Protective Arts 