Today I visited the Genyokan Dojo for a noon stretching class. I was the first student to arrive, so after changing into my dogi I got out one of the vacuum cleaners and began to clean the mat. No one told me to do this; I had learned it from earlier classes, watching other students …
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Always a Beginner
MY OPPONENT LUNGED and reached out to grab hold of me. I dodged smartly, grabbed his hand and elbow, and raised his arm high, stretching his side and pushing him off balance. As I prepared to take him down and apply a pin, he stopped me. "Lead more with your right hand," he said. "The …
Various and Sundry
TIME TO CATCH UP ON A FEW THINGS going on in the Fitness at 50 world that haven't warranted a full post by themselves. So here we go: Running: Back up to double-digit mile running after three weeks of post-marathon recovery. It's been a bit frustrating because I expected to recover faster. Coach Marie told …
Celebrating the Struggle
In keeping with the spirit of celebrating the late Kushida-sensei's life and teachings, many of my next posts will focus on principles I've learned in Aikido class and stories about my training where I applied (or misapplied) those principles. WHEN I TRAIN WITH NEW BEGINNERS (those just starting their Aikido training) they often apologize to …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 