The culture of an aikido dojo is nothing without etiquette. It is the backbone of all we do. You have no doubt already noticed all the ceremonial bowing that takes place in the dojo. Most of that is discussed in…

I’ve got such an urge to go all Yoda again, but I will refrain. For now. It can be said that what you bring with you, is what you get back. Put another way, the world reflects the face we…

The younger man looks over the pool tables in the back, first at a well-dressed man putting the balls away rather efficiently. The older shakes his head and says, “No. He’s not here for the money.” The younger then looks…

Jill and Jackstepped on the matto have them some fun. Jack got thrown down,stormed out with a frown,and Jill earned her new shodan. Not the nursery rhyme you were expecting, I know. And no, this is not a tail about…

When I was young there was a TV commercial for some lollipop/sucker brand, with an animated boy and owl. The boy asks the owl, apparently a professor, how many licks does it take to reach the center of this brand…