Author Archives: Dimitri Popolov

All too often, it is audacity and not talent that moves an artist to center stage. – Julia Cameron, The Artist’s way One of the objectives in the practice of Ki Aikido is “to eliminate the fear of living”. This refers to that feeling of performance anxiety and overthinking ever-present in our lives. It getsContinue reading “The Artist’s Way. Audacity.”

Nice BBC article about Aikido: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230831-aikido-a-japanese-martial-art-practiced-by-millions We would only add that we deliberately not use ‘martial art’ for Ki Aikido to emphasize its accessibility and non-violent training methods.

Another great Summer School in the UK. Very intense learning, but besides that – lots of great English countryside, old architecture and socializing. We are now resuming our classes on Saturdays 10am – 12am. The first hour is Ki class, the second – Ki Aikido. Students can only attend the Ki Class if they needContinue reading “Classes resume”

Congratulations to Ani who passed her 2nd Dan examination on August 12th, 2023 during Summer Seminar in the UK:

We are back from the break and practicing Saturdays 10am – 12 noon in the upper studio. Beginners welcome, but please email first to make sure the class is on.

We are back from the Summer Seminar, tired but happy. It was a very special Summer School – the first after a three years break, and the feeling on the mat was tremendous. It reinforced for us the meaning of Aikido practice – to learn to be happy ourselves and try to share it withContinue reading “Summer Seminar 2022”

There is an old photo hanging by the entrance door to the studio where we practice. Four women from 1920s-1930s moving on a shore with an immense feeling of freedom. It was always intriguing who they were and what they were doing. Well, it’s not a mystery anymore thanks to this article on CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/writer-olivia-laing-explores-the-power-and-vulnerability-of-bodies-1.6185606

A quick demonstration and explanation by Sensei Walters, video from the Ki Federation web-site

With Ontario moving to Stage 3 and the outlook being good we are planning for August / September for resuming of in-person classes. The weekday class time has now been confirmed on Tuesdays 7pm-8pm for Ki Development class and 8pm-9pm for Ki Aikido class. In case you were wondering what Ki Development classes look likeContinue reading “Resuming classes”

We’re cancelling classes until further notice. Please stay safe!