Cross-training is learning techniques from a different art or style to augment your understanding of the primary art you study. Done poorly, cross-training leads to confusion – a hybrid system that misses the fundamentals of all – and that is all too easy to do. Done properly, cross-training is a catalyst for clarity – breakingContinue reading “YOKOMEN – CROSS TRAINING”
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CHANGES
2018 rapidly comes to a close. Looking back, this has been a transformative year. Thanks to new leadership and new ideas, Portland Aikikai found a new home, became a non-profit organization, and elected a board of directors. These are all positive changes: growth. Growth is a powerful metaphor. We grow from children to adults. Expanding skills andContinue reading “CHANGES”
CHRIS MULLIGAN
Mulligan Sensei is currently 6th Dan and, with his wife Okamoto sensei, runs Aikido Kyoto. Okamoto and Mulligan sensei started the Kyoto dojo upon their return to Japan in 2003. Before Kyoto, Mulligan and Okamoto sensei founded Portland Aikikai. But the journey started well before then. _______________________________ Mulligan Sensei, thank you for taking the time to giveContinue reading “CHRIS MULLIGAN”
Protective Arts 