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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KIAI
Kiai (気合) I have mused openly in the past about the disappearance of the kiai from Aikido. O’Sensei was reported to have a very powerful kiai that could be heard from miles away. Traditional arts continue to employ kiai, so why the downplay in Aikido? O Sensei kiai and kotodama video Kiai is ‘simply aContinue reading “KIAI”
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