Playing with words can be fun, if done in moderation. So when we refer to Aikido (or any martial discipline) as an ideal discipline for the integral development of the individual, we are faced with three chances. If we are equipped with a standard, well-operating brain, we read the sentence for what it is: Aikido […]
When we began practicing Aikido, we received a copy of the technical program from our teacher. The peculiarity consisted in the fact that, for each rank, an indication was given about the methodology of the test. We started from these indications for the first fifth kyu test: There is no real chance of failing the […]
Few days ago, news reported that a drifter suffering from depression after his wife left him has said that he studied passers-by from a bench in Turin for 20 minutes before fatally stabbing the one who looked the happiest. It is worth spending some time reflecting on this news, not only because of its brutality: the […]
More than 2,000 years ago a Latin Author -maybe Cicero- stated that “you have to choose who you want to love” (deligere oportet quem velis diligere). This statement came to my mind as we finished an intense and inspiring Aikido seminar held by Miles Kessler Sensei, hosted in Boves, Italy in the community of Aiki no […]
