Aikido Talks NYC

A reading of an excerpt from "Progressive Aikido, The Essential Elements" by Moriteru Ueshiba. Pondering Aikido in context of traditional Japanese Culture and the Search for Human Perfection. Reflecting on the readings as a way to self examination and other ideas leading into the direction of helping solve the problems humanity faces today. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mr. George Flo...

Aikido, the art of peace, details a clue in how to live peacefully and powerfully in this excerpt from, "The Secret Teachings of Aikido".

An excerpt from "Legacies of The Sword: The Kashima-Shinryu and Samurai Martial Culture" by Karl F. Friday with Seki Humitake, speaks of our power and human potential through meditation.

Thoughts on the concept of Aikido and how we are all connected.

How one can think of and use the concept of Aikido in dealing with change in one's life.

Learning from Aikido how to connect with the Universe and learn about oneself, an excerpt read from, "The Secret Teachings of Aikido", Kodansha Publishers.

Discussing in brief an excerpt from "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind" by Shoukei Matsumoto and how we can return to a simple grateful way of being.

In this episode we look at the start of our days and how we can craft them to our benefit.

Today's episode discusses en excerpt from "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind" by Shoukei Matsumoto. Discussion on daily routine as the path to improving oneself for our future.

Just as we are now in a new lifestyle of "cleaning" and paying attention to details of space in social distancing, this episode talks about having clarity in more than one way to see the things before you as they are by "cleaning" your senses.

In the Japanese culture cleaning is not about clearing the dirt and grime but more about cleaning your spirit, mind, and soul.

Practicing Japanese cultural values in the age of Corona virus

Reading excerpts from the book, "The Secret Teachings of Aikido/Morihei Ueshiba", Kodansha USA, Inc. Publishers, preface by Moriteru Ueshiba we explore the excerpts in relation to Corona Virus and our daily living.