Aikido Shusekai

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Thank you for your votes that helped the dojo win Best Martial Arts for Kids in Alameda County for the past six years. Please click here and vote in the nominating round. ... https://bit.ly/2O6eLnS

New comic! Tangled

Keep going! You’re making progress, I swear. #untigering #unschooling #PeacefulParenting #GentleParenting #RespectfulParenting #ConsciousParenting #DecolonizingParenting #AsianParenting #AsianAmerican #DecolonizeEducation HT Liz and Mollie @lizandmollie

I just came across this idea, thanks to a valuable friend. As the New Year comes, and the overwhelming idea of making resolutions encircles society ...consider... the idea of practicing. This year, I am making private goals of practicing. And I hope you do, too. Flip through this photo set to see what inspired me.

1960 footage of Morihei Ueshiba, -sensei assisted by Chiba Sensei.

Our friend Rachel has some awesome stuff to offer. https://www.yemimawithracheli.com/

One of our dedicated dojo parents teaches a wonderful practice around compassion and gentle healing.

"Do not walk so fast. The pain you wish to escape is everywhere. Do not walk so fast. The grace you seek is everywhere". From the book 'Meditations from the Mat' by Rolf Gates.

Our very own Dean Gloster writes about aikido during the pandemic - outdoors, with friends. https://yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com//fun-and-friendship

"As an ideal in any technique, I focus on eliminating three things: muri, muda, and mura - strain, waste, and inconsistency." - Anno Sensei, in Journey to the Heart of Aikido

The Way It Is There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing.... You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can’t get lost. Tragedies happen; people get hurt or die; and you suffer and get old. Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding. You don’t ever let go of the thread. ~ William Stafford [Art: Anna Baibakova]

Good news! As we work through our wounds, we develop important skills. "A teacher is a problem you can't get away from." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6u5D-yu7UU&t=9s