I've hit my first big wall in Aikido. Not literally—well actually, yes literally, although that's not the wall I'm talking about. I actually feel like I'm making serious negative net progress. The last two classes I've been to have been fairly frustrating and I've walked away both times feeling like...
I haven't been posting as much as I used to. Writing long articles takes a lot of time and energy, and since we've moved to Kirkland, I've been spending a lot of it getting my physical health in order. Save for a month or two of morning cardio early this...
There's not a lot in common between Aikido, flying, and auto racing. The setting is different, the people are different, and the philosophies behind each are very different. It takes a different attitude to succeed in each, and each results in a markedly different understanding of the way the art...
In a thread on a previous post, Rob asked if I had considered other martial arts before deciding on Aikido. The short answer here is yes—although I don't have enough experience with all of the alternative physical arts to really do a full comparison. Instead, I'll outline what I think...
Here's how this went:I got to learn how to kick my own ass I got to watch people kick other people's asses I got my ass kicked I tried to kick some ass Rinse, repeat. Add some stretching and a whole lot of sweating in there and you've essentially got...
I've mentioned the "Hobby du Jour" before—and hopefully this isn't another hobby in which I lose interest after a month or two: I've signed up at the local Aikido dojo. So I've actually been thinking about this for the better part of two years. I've wanted to study some sort...
