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mind and mutiny
by Hoa Newens[This essay was originally published on Awase Newsletter – July 2018 and is posted here to complement the preceding blogpost titled “Zanshin“] In martial arts as well as…
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zanshin
by Hoa Newens Zanshin is the soul of martial arts In the Budo environment, zanshin has traditionally been linked with the moment immediately following the execution of a…
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Why Bukiwaza?
by Hoa Newens There should be no question as to the significance of bukiwaza in Aikido training. One just need to glean from all the available pictures of O Sensei…
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the ai of aikido
by Hoa Newens At the recent Gasshuku in Bolinas we put into practice the “ai” of Aikido as I explained the concept throughout the classes. Here is a…
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the era of extremes
by Hoa Newens In 1973, as part of a college course, I read a book titled “The Waste Makers”, by Vance Packard, in which he exposed the way…
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Injury as a part of the aikido path
by Toby Hargreaves About three weeks before my exam at the Takemusu Aikido Association Memorial Day Gasshuku this year, I tore a muscle in my rib-cage area. The…
