Aikimail January/February 2010
January 28, 2010The official newsletter of the Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei for January/February 2010 is available for download: Aikimail January/February 2010
New venue!
January 27, 2010I am really pleased to announce that we are soon moving to a new venue, the Clarendon & Westbury Community Centre. It is located in Belgrave Road, off Folkestone Road in Dover. We are planning to train there from the 22nd February, every Monday from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. We must thank Richard Scopes Sensei from [...]
5 Lessons from aikido
January 26, 2010Saw this on Mokuren Dojo. Thought you might like it….. I suspect there are a lot of people out there who have some interest in or respect for aikido, but don’t have a teacher or perhaps your teacher is teaching you some other art and you wish you could explore some of the ideas from [...]
Self-Set Limitations
January 14, 2010Very interesting reading from “The Thoughtful Sensei” blog. Reinforcing the importance of revisiting the basic principles of all techniques and preserving them as they were originally intended – Phil. As we progress though our martial arts career we set out goals and how we will reach them. The rub sometimes comes however in how we [...]
The Seven Virtues of Bushido
January 7, 2010Fancy living life according to the Way of the Samurai? 1. Gi – Rectitude or Integrity Be acutely honest throughout your dealings with all people. Believe in justice, not from other people, but from yourself. To the true warrior, all points of view are deeply considered regarding honesty, justice and integrity. Warriors make a full [...]
