Indra

Aikido Talks NYC

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Aikido martial arts, meditation, spirituality, and more on ideas of how to integrate into healthy living off the mat for everyone.

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Indra

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Community and Connection in Aikido 06.02.2023 11:47

Commentary and reflection on Yamada Sensei in his way of keeping community.🌸

Two Shihans 30.01.2023 6:43

Reflections on the gift of having two Shihans: Y. Yamada Sensei and S. Sugano Sensei at New York Aikikai.

Memories of Sensei Yamada Yoshimitsu Shihan 22.01.2023 13:45

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

Skill Versus Knowledge 12.01.2023 13:15

Excerpt from Legacies of The Sword in Knowledge versus Skill.

Tools To Achieve Proficency In Combat 11.01.2023 22:06

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

The Guarantee of True Mastery 05.01.2023 18:33

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.

Becoming Truly Alive 29.12.2022 17:33

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".

Reaching Excellence as an Aikidoist 20.12.2022 7:59

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.

Using Opportunity for Adjusting our Mind and Body in Any Situation 16.12.2022 9:22

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

The Aikidoverse! 12.12.2022 8:04

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

Young People and Attending Aikido Seminars. 08.12.2022 8:29

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

Dojo Etiquette 05.12.2022 17:04

Thoughts and observations on dojo etiquette.

How To Have Happiness and Peace in Practice 02.12.2022 6:41

Excerpt from the book "You Are Here", by Thich Nhat Hanh on Happiness.

Aikido and The Holidays! 28.11.2022 5:36

Small talk on gathering for the Holidays in the Aikido world.

The Jo 17.11.2022 7:26

Excerpt from “In The Dojo”, by Dave Lowry on weapons.

Seminars For Beginners! 14.11.2022 14:19

A small commentary on seminars for beginner aikidoists.

Training Matters 11.11.2022 12:45

Friday Special on thoughts on the kyu levels in training, and the expectations on growth as a practitioner.

Precautions In Training 07.11.2022 10:03

Excerpt from the book "Budo" on basic points of training.

Basic Movements 04.11.2022 4:18

Excerpt from the book "Budo", by Morihei Ueshiba

Obtaining Proper Rest 01.11.2022 7:35

Snippet from "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind" on rest!

The Meaning of Dan Degrees 27.10.2022 19:14

A look at the yudansha (black belt) ranking levels in Aikido by their individual meaning, as written by the late Nobuyoshi Tamura Shihan, shared from the website odtuaikido.org of Ankara, Turkey.

The Hakama, Part V 24.10.2022 10:24

Concluding the chapter on the hakama from the book "In The Dojo".

Aikido is in Everything! 20.10.2022 14:10

My small commentary on how Aikido can be seen in the real world we live in. Including "Playing Possum" with finding "openings" in situations, plus meditation.

The Hakama, Part IV 17.10.2022 10:45

The wearing, material, training in, sitting, use of the hakama with some more history!

The Hakama, Part III 13.10.2022 10:38

More on the chapter of The Hakama, from In The Dojo.