Adam Nicholson, 2nd Dan, Fukushidoin

Holistic Budo at Sangamon Aikikai

Education EN ↓ 4 episodes

Discussions and discourses on budo and aikido from the mat of Sangamon Aikikai in Springfield, Illinois.

Author

Adam Nicholson, 2nd Dan, Fukushidoin

Episodes

20250922: Seminars, Differing Perspectives, and Shoshin 22.09.2025 53:48

Some reflections on attendance at the recent 50th anniversary seminar at the Midwest Aikido Center in Chicago; associated discussion of differences in perspective among instructors or between instructors and students, and of how this highlights the role of shoshin in the spiritual cultivation aspect of a budo practice. From the mat of Sangamon Aikikai, Springfield, Illinois, 2025 September 22.

20250919: Transcendence: States of Consciousness 20.09.2025 41:43

Exploration of the role of altered states of consciousness and specifically the ecstatic state in an aikido practice. Inspired by a reflection by David M. Valadez in the Senshin Center Patreon feed and other outlets. From the mat of Sangamon Aikikai, Springfield, Illinois, 2025 September 19.

20250911: Social Discipline: Service 12.09.2025 37:30

Discussion of service as crucial to social disciplinary aspect of a budo practice, from the mat of Sangamon Aikikai, Springfield, Illinois, 2025 September 11.

20250909: Physiological Discipline: Sleep 10.09.2025 24:00

Discussion of sleep discipline as fundamental to the physiological disciplinary aspect of a budo practice, from the mat of Sangamon Aikikai, Springfield, Illinois, 2025 September 9.