Our small Christmas do on Dec 7th after a class Sensei Williams once said – “Ki is happiness” so we must be doing the right thing Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019 everyone! … and we’re open during the Christmas break btw
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Speaking of Aikido…
If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music. Jean Sibelius, 1919 Replace in your mind ‘music’ with Aikido. … and then perhapsContinue reading “Speaking of Aikido…”
Courses in Toronto and Vancouver
It’s now official. Next year Sensei O’Connell 8th Dan will run courses in Toronto on May 9-10, and in Vancouver on May 16-18. Some photos from Sensei O’Connell’s course in Moscow in 2012.
make One with all
… in this one thing, all the discipline Of manners and of manhood is contain’d:— A man to joyne himselfe with th’Universe In his maine sway, and make (in all things fit) One with that all, and goe on round as it; Not plucking from the whole his wretched part, And into straites, or intoContinue reading “make One with all”
Tough guy role
Stu Grimson on playing the tough guy role and the toll it takes: https://www.cbc.ca/playersvoice/entry/the-grim-reaper-meets-his-nemesis In our daily life many of us play tough roles and are in need of means to cope. Coming from warrior tradition Ki Aikido offers a unique way to resolve conflicts in a non-violent way. Since its primary focus is trainingContinue reading “Tough guy role”
2nd Dan at 94
From the Ki Federation web-site: … We don’t normally take photographs of gradings. However, Rose, at age 94, gave us permission to take and publish these images from her 2nd Dan Grading. http://kifederationofgreatbritain.co.uk/all-articles/october-2019-aikido-update/ As a bit of background: It typically takes around 6 years of practice to achieve 2nd Dan, that should give an ideaContinue reading “2nd Dan at 94”
Halloween
No class on the 31st. Too scary outside…
Gracefulness
One night while watching a dancer, and inwardly condemning her tours de force as barbarisms which would be hissed, were not people such cowards as always to applaud what they think it the fashion to applaud, I remarked that the truly graceful motions occasionally introduced, were those performed with comparatively little effort. After calling toContinue reading “Gracefulness”
International course in London, ON
Our international Ki AIkido Course in London is over. We are beyond grateful to Sensei Hughes for teaching, to all the members from the UK, Vancouver, Toronto, Port Dover, and Hamilton for coming, and to London Waldorf School for providing us with the beautiful and spacious place to practice. We congratulate Farjam Azad, Ani Popescu,Continue reading “International course in London, ON”
New Time
Please note, now we are meeting on Thursdays 7-9 pm. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
