Tag Archives: coping skills

First prize, new Dan Grades

Please don’t miss the August update on the Ki Federation website: “… We had plenty of laughs on our fancy dress evening again. The prize for the funniest costume went to Dimitri and family, over from Canada. They paraded by, banging a gong and calling “Bring out your dead”. The body in the cart keptContinue reading “First prize, new Dan Grades”

Coping skills through Ki Aikido

Here one of the most profound thinkers of Western Civilization contrasts ‘improvisation’ wrestling with a choreographed dance. In Ki Aikido the purpose of practice is to train the mind to cope with unexpected events in our life. Multiple partners’ attack represents problems in the daily life that come to us from all sides and areContinue reading “Coping skills through Ki Aikido”

The hardest part of Aikido practice

I chanced upon a copy of a 1969 book to which Sensei Williams has contributed a chapter on Aikido. I thought that this quote could be encouraging for those making up their mind to come to a class. It is not so much the practice that is the difficult part but the getting down toContinue reading “The hardest part of Aikido practice”

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”