I had a day off and a lot of cleaning to do. It was one of those things I preordained the night before; no matter what, I was doing that cleaning. I prayed for heavy rains so that there would be no temptation at all to saddle my bike. Well, it was fricken unbelievably sunny outside.… Continue reading Screw Cleaning!: I’m going on a bike ride
Weed out the worms,starve them of the poison they love.Replace it with knowledge,that will shine light on the dank stagnant boils where they fester.Dry them up until they crack into dust, then sweep them out.Expel the worms that work towards your premature rotting.This cleaning is infinity. Continuing on with my discussion from the last two posts on… Continue reading Elbow Stacking in Shihonage
The darkness at the bottom is quiet. The light above is piercing bright. We are engaged by the myriad creatures and landscapes on all sides. Here is my partner who will soon succumb to the power of elbow stacking! In my last post I talked about how we often practice kotogaeshi and I received a… Continue reading Stacking Elbows in Aikido and Following Dogen
This is part of a move in aikido called kotogaeshi, and there are a lot of intricacies involved. Three I’d like to talk about are elbow placement, points of contact, and angle of the hand. Ah, the concentration. How can I show this technique, take a picture of it, and not concentrate too hard on… Continue reading Aikido: Kotogaeshi and Softness
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