Bowing Out
It becomes increasingly difficult emotionally for me to allow myself to continue to cling to the hope that I will ever be permitted to return to the practice of aikido.
A Dojo To Come Home To
What is a dojo? Is it a community you belong to? Or is it simply a store where you purchase a product?
Trustworthy
Some believe that the cooperative give and take during practice means that aikido is not a truly dangerous martial art. I would tell you that is absolutely not the case.
To Be Tested
Beginnings
When I was in college in Johnson City, Tennessee in the mid-1980s, I spent a few months training in an isshinryu karate dojo.