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20250922: Seminars, Differing Perspectives, and Shoshin
Some reflections on attendance at the recent 50th anniversary seminar at the Midwest Aikido Center in Chicago; associated discussion of differences in perspective among instructors or between instructors and students,...
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20250919: Transcendence: States of Consciousness
Exploration of the role of altered states of consciousness and specifically the ecstatic state in an aikido practice. Inspired by a reflection by David M. Valadez in the Senshin Center Patreon feed and other outlets....
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20250911: Social Discipline: Service
Discussion of service as crucial to social disciplinary aspect of a budo practice, from the mat of Sangamon Aikikai, Springfield, Illinois, 2025 September 11.
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20250909: Physiological Discipline: Sleep
Discussion of sleep discipline as fundamental to the physiological disciplinary aspect of a budo practice, from the mat of Sangamon Aikikai, Springfield, Illinois, 2025 September 9.
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