Thoughts and memories of Sensei Yamada and his gifts to us.

Excerpt from Legacies of The Sword in Knowledge versus Skill.

Excerpt from Legacies of The Sword with reflection on more meditation and practice.

Happy New Year! We start off the year with a new book, "Legacies of The Sword: The Kashima-Shinryū and Samurai Martial Culture", by Karl F. Friday with Seki Humitake, a small excerpt on meditation and the powerful use of it to achieve true mastery of the warrior arts.

Last excerpt of 2022 from the book, "You Are Here: Discovering The Magic of the Present Moment", by Thich Nhat Hanh. From the chapter, "Becoming Truly Alive".

A short talk about how we can reach excellence in our practice. Also informing how practitioners and non can think of how to keep growing through a limitless mindset.

Excerpt from Morihei Ueshiba's book, BUDO, on The Principle of Adjusting Mind and Body.

This episode talks about this special place that exists within our Aikido community, where there is no competition - except with the self.

Tips on how parents can help their young people attend Aikido Seminars.

Thoughts and observations on dojo etiquette.