Aikido Talks NYC

Excerpt from the book, "Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido", by Morihei Ueshiba. Page 38 on Precautions for Training, where O Sensei talks about very basic but life enhancing ways to do the regular practice of aikido. I also talk a little about the correlation in the world outside of the dojo where we can interpret these ideas for our easier living.

Excerpt from "Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido", by Morihei Ueshiba

Excerpt from, "Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido", by Morihei Ueshiba

Excerpt from,"The Japanese Tea Ceremony: Practice the Ancient and Tranquil Ritual of Sado, The Way of Tea", by Anthony Man-Tu Lee

Excerpt from the book, "Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan", by Oscar Ratti / Adele Westbrook

Excerpt from "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind", by Shoukei Matsumoto on another way to arrive to a sound mind that all of us can practice.

Gardens, from the book "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind", by Matsumoto. How gardens can help in bringing richness to your life.

Excerpt from Matsumoto-San's book, on laundry, why and how to do laundry daily and how it helps our physical and psychological well being.

Excerpt from Matsumoto's book on Lighting fixtures, and how Wisdom can be increased by the care and attention of them.

Excerpt from "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind", focus on floors and the reality behind the physical act of cleaning, and how we can improve our lives.🌸

Fabulous excerpt from Shokei Matsumoto's book, from the chapter The Kitchen, Bathroom, and Toilet, on ettiquette in the bathroom and details on what we all can do to live a nicer life because of the practice.🌸

Celebrating Juneteenth, a small description of this notable Federal Holiday in the U.S., source Wikipedia. Acknowledging the warrior spirit in humanity which is linked to the power of love as Aikido represents, with a small story of an experience reflecting back energy.

Excerpt from Shoukei Matsumoto's book, on Uchimizu, and expressing gratitude by this practice.

Excerpt on Gardening from Shoukei Matsumoto's book, and talk of how tools help us when well cared for.

Excerpt from Shoukei Matsumoto's book on windows, and cleaning the soul.

Excerpt from Shokei Matsumoto's book, and focus on clearing air. Also special mention of the You Tube show "Samurai Matcha".

Excerpt in "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind", on repairs and aspect of cleaning that creativity is discovered.

Excerpt from "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind", by Shoukei Matsumoto, and small talk on tips of quick cleaning and thought behind small organizing. 🙂

Excerpt from "The Secret Teachings of Aikido", by Morihei Ueshiba, with interesting information on what failure can look like and how to correct it.

Excerpt from "The Secret Teaching of Aikido", on how Budo is about love and the defeating of an enemy is really defeating the bad things within ourselves.

This episode is in remembrance of the Warriors in Love who have left us too soon in the massacre in Buffalo, New York.

Commentary on flexible use of aikido in movement, and suggestion that celebrities can learn aikido to help their security force!😉

Return to the book, "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind", by Matsumoto. Being flexible with weather, or in how we take on new habits of cleaning.

Returning to cleaning fr it'll m the book,"A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind", by Shoukei Matsumoto

For the beginning of this new lunar year, returning to the topic of cleaning, a practice of misogi.