Quando andiamo al Dojo, diciamo che andiamo ad allenarci. O che “andiamo al keiko“. Dire “andare al keiko” fa molto professionista delle Arti Marziali. Quel tipo di persona che inizia a intercalare una parola in Italiano ogni due di Giapponese e che si straccia le vesti se uno ancora osa dire che “indossa il kimono“, […]
When we go to the Dojo, we say we are going to train. Or that we are “going to keiko“. Saying “going to keiko” sounds very much like a professional in the Martial Arts. That kind of person who starts to interject an English word for every two Japanese words and who tears his/her clothes […]
All’Aikidoka medio non piace sentire parlare di controllo. Controllare sembra contrario alla spontaneità, restituisce l’immagine di un’azione coercitiva, di un uso manipolativo e sproporzionato della forza. All’Aikidoka medio piace molto stare di fronte allo specchio. Non per vedersi per come è, quanto piuttosto per adularsi e convincersi di ciò che non è (ancora): equilibrato, sempre […]
The average Aikidoka doesn’t like to hear about control. Control seems contrary to spontaneity, it gives the image of a coercive action, of a manipulative and disproportionate use of force. The average Aikidoka really likes to stand in front of a mirror. Not to see himself/herself as he/she is, but rather to flatter and convince […]
On July 31st, 2023 we had the chance to train at the Hombu Dojo, in Tokyo, during our trip in Japan. Among others experienced during those week, the emotions we felt and lived changed a lot our perspective on things, especially about the discipline we practice. We dayly posted a short post about what we’ve […]
Recently, a kick boxing teacher told me that when he was a boy in the gym where he trained they had two bags. A “normal” one. The other filled with material so hard that training hitting that bag was reserved only for those who had a “conditioned” body. When we talk about training methodologies in […]
