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Sometimes

Sometimes when I teach what I see as revision, students see it as revelation. Kai Cho www.warriorway.net

November 1, 2022

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Aiki Demonstration

Thanks to the plague, it is rare we have the opportunity to do these anymore. My uke, O’Brien Sensei, and I, have been presenting these for so long they have become an entertainment piece we perform for young children. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

October 11, 2022

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Again, No Walls

We have just been informed by the university where we have been training for the past decade or so that, as we no longer have any university students as members, we can no longer avail ourselves of their facilities. This … Continue reading →

July 5, 2021

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Spiritual Practices

Early this year, I introduced students to a way of practicing their suburi that incorporated kotodama and a specific controlled form of breathing. One of the senior students suggested the exercise become part of our everyday curriculum. It will not. … Continue reading →

June 29, 2021

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The Danger of Weapons Training

There is a danger that when students train regularly with weapons that they become blasé, when the danger should be the weapons training itself. There can be no lasting benefit, physically, mentally, or spiritually, in martial arts training, if it … Continue reading →

June 2, 2021

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Observation from a Recent Class

I noticed in a recent class that even after I corrected a student’s error, they continued to perform the technique just as they had before. Hmmmm. Kai Cho www.warriorway.net

July 9, 2020

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Training During the Plague Times

It has been a few weeks now of training under the social distancing rules. We are, in many ways, more fortunate than a number of other martial arts schools. If open hand techniques were all we had, then it would … Continue reading →

April 19, 2020

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Interest Peaks at Technique

  Not too long ago I was having a conversation with the founder of our School, and inevitably, when two old instructors get together, the conversation at some point will drift towards complaining about the quality and quantity of students, … Continue reading →

March 12, 2020

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Thoughts on Drawing the Sword

  When I teach a senior battojutsu class, I rarely need to draw my sword. Sometimes, I can go the whole class without unsheathing the blade even once.   Recently, it was necessary for me to take the general class. … Continue reading →

December 3, 2019

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Are You Looking at Me?

Whenever I teach something outside the basic kihon curriculum, which is often, I am always amazed at the lengths students will go to, to avoid doing what has just been demonstrated. You can look down the line on the mat and … Continue reading →

October 9, 2019

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