Aikido Perspectives

Hosted by Ricky Berger and featuring David Halprin Shihan and Josef Birdsong Shihan.

Aikido Perspectives S01E05: 40 Questions for 2 Shihans (Part Ichi). Hosted by Ricky Berger, David Halprin Shihan and Jo Birdsong Shihan begin to tell stories that are both highly informative and hilarious.

Our Dojo Now, Corona Virus Ma-ai, and Kanai Sensei Circa 1979 on "Budo People”

In this episode, we discuss such topics as "How is Everybody going to Survive Together on this Planet" and "Why should we study Aikido anyway".

In this episode, we begin to explore the unpublished written works of Kanai Sensei as a foundation for a discussion of what Aikido is (and is not), what budo means in Aikido, and what we are seeking through our Aikido practice.  Please note that this episode may not be suitable for the kids, because we touch on a core martial issue: lethal force.

In this first episode we discuss the goals of these podcasts and the history of how Kanai Sensei and his fellow uchi deshi (live-in students of O Sensei) came to America to bring Aikido to us.  We also share some (I hope) fun and interesting stories of learning from, traveling with and taking ukemi for Kanai Sensei and other direct students of O Sensei.