A child is completely dependent on his parents. It is no coincidence that in the early years, mum and dad are usually children’s heroes. At the same time, however, around the age of two, we all start to say our first no. No which most of the time are totally unreasonable and which, if indulged […]
In the first of his books, Morihiro Saito tells of when he presented himself to Morihei Ueshiba to be accepted as his student: Sensei stared at me and asked, “Why do you want to learn Aikido?” When I replied that I’d like to learn if he would teach me, he asked, “Do you know what […]
It took me several years before I understood and felt that Ueshiba Sensei’s Aikido was very different from that of his disciples. It must also be said that each of his students practiced it in their own way, according to their own personal motivation, according to their own open-mindedness. […] What was, based on what […]
At least in words, everyone desires freedom. Anyone wants to express his choices without constraints and thus determine his, her own life. The last years, with the pandemic first and with the war re-emerging in Europe, have also brought to light the fragility of freedom, together with its importance, in the Western world. A condition […]
In the Dojo where we practice, we dedicated the last three years to building a vast archive of the technical program, now available on YouTube. An intense work, which to date allowed us to draw a first perimeter, a framework to the purely formal aspect of the practice of Aikido. So far, we have cataloged […]
Yes, it’s true: that alien O Sensei, green but still with almond-shaped eyes who speaks with verbs in the infinitive form, said: “Do. Or do not. There is no try”. Unfortunately (?) Yoda Sensei lives in a future that only exists in the Star Wars movies. His teachings are based on true principles: you can’t […]
One of the many aspects that has a deep impact on those who visit Japan is seeing so many elderly people busy in the most disparate activities. Someone supervises an intersection to ensure the safety of children crossing. Some other sweeps off the leaves on the square in front of a temple. Other people dedicate […]
In a discipline such as Aikido, who is in charge to decide which techniques should be contained in a program to be passed down and which should not? On what basis? If we look at Aikido and compare it with Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu, in which Morihei Ueshiba trained before starting to develop the discipline we […]
This week we host a contribution from Dr. Alice Viani, Dietitian and specialist in Sports Nutrition. In her job, she deals with nutrition, especially in combat sports, evaluating not only the aspect of weight control, but also the psychological impacts. Athletes are followed on their path towards a healthy and correct diet where a balanced diet becomes an […]
WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior recommend at least 150 to 300 minutes per week of moderate aerobic activity. On average, an Aikido practitioner attends a class two, three times a week and therefore WHO can be satisfied… Yet obviously the point is another: How can we ensure that every keiko, every training […]
