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a
pearl
in
their
claws.
Our
dragon
is
clutching
a
pearl
with
a
number
ten,
Each of these four categories of relationship
representing
the
ten
years
of
operations
of
the
invokes a certain type of energy that has specific
Dojo.
This
dragon
seems
to
be
excited
because
characteristics and manifests according to
specific rules. The rules for intellectual energy
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are different from the rules for the emotional
energy. One cannot use logic (a rule of the
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it
apparently
found
the
pearl
that
crystallizes
How
to
find
this
discriminating
wisdom?
ten
years
of
sustained
discipline
into
power.
Return
to
the
source.
Why
is
the
dragon
excited
with
the
pearl?
The
dragon
sought
the
source
and
found
Each
human
being
is
imbued
with
power,
Power.
being
the
child
of
the
Divine.
But
how
strange.
It
does
not
feel
like
power.
The
power
to
create.
It
feels
like
Power
is
gone,
that
Wisdom
is
The
child
remembers
her
origin
and
naturally
nowhere.
Only
Benevolence
is.
longs
for
the
omnipotence
of
the
divine
The
dragon
is
excited
because
it
stumbled
on
Mother.
In
the
divine
Creation,
infinite
Power
Benevolent
Creation.
and
infinite
Wisdom
balance
each
other,
Power
providing
the
fuel,
Wisdom
the
direction
of
Creation.
Hoa
Newens
Omnipotence
and
omniscience
are
two
December
2,
2012
aspects
of
the
divine
Mother.
True
Power
is
always
driven
by
Wisdom.
Down
in
the
human
world,
wisdom
does
not
always
match
power,
Setting
Goals
/
Celebrating
Community
Hence,
the
misery
of
the
human
condition.
Bruce
Donehower
Human
consciousness
is
a
mere
drop
of
the
In
Aikido,
as
with
other
activities
we
pursue
ocean
of
divine
consciousness,
in
life,
it
is
very
important
that
we
set
goals.
Yet,
over
time
this
drop,
by
sheer
intent,
can
Having
a
goal
adds
definition
and
form
to
our
attract
deposits
of
pure
energy
practice;
it
can
give
us
encouragement
as
we
And
build
itself
into
a
pearl
of
human
power.
devote
ourselves
to
repetitive
day-‐to-‐day
For
the
pearl
to
be
a
gemstone
rather
than
a
exercises.
plain
stone,
the
energy
layers
must
be
pure.
The
purer
the
energy
the
more
the
potential.
But
setting
goals
is
not
just
something
we
To
keep
only
the
pure
energy
and
discard
the
should
do
for
ourselves.
Goals
are
important
rest
is
the
constant
work
of
the
human
Intent.
for
the
dojo
community,
or
for
any
Over
time,
a
long
time,
as
long
as
Intent
is
at
community
in
which
we
play
a
part.
It
is
work,
important
to
recognize
that
when
we
strive
The
pure
energy
that
gels
around
the
human
for
a
goal
in
the
dojo
we
also
play
a
role
consciousness
takes
on
power,
encouraging
others
to
stick
to
the
discipline
The
power
to
create.
of
the
art.
If
goals
were
merely
a
personal
This
is
how
power
arises
from
sustained
affair,
we
could
practice
aikido
in
a
cave.
But
discipline.
of
course
Aikido
is
a
very
social
art.
Thus,
The
Chinese
call
this
kung
fu,
or
sustained
when
we
achieve
a
goal,
such
as
a
kyu
rank,
effort.
we
encourage
others
to
continue
their
efforts.
A
pearl
can
also
be
manufactured
out
of
impure
materials.
One
of
the
ways
we
build
community
at
the
Such
pearls
can
only
adorn
and
impress
but
dojo
is
through
community
celebration
when
have
no
power.
goals
are
achieved.
For
example,
we
have
a
How
to
attract
only
pure
energy
and
build
rank
board.
Although
it
is
true
that
a
person’s
true
power?
individual
effort
determines
his
or
her
Discriminate
with
wisdom.
progress
through
ranks,
by
celebrating
the
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achievement
of
rank
in
a
public
way
we
also
newsletters;
we
can
look
back
and
remember
acknowledge
that
without
the
community
of
who
was
here,
and
when.
the
dojo
we
could
not
have
practiced
to
achieve
rank
or
have
made
any
progress
at
And
when
I
think
back
on
those
who
have
all.
We
need
the
community
of
the
dojo
just
been
here
over
the
years,
I
understand
how
as
the
nage
needs
the
skillful
uke.
That’s
why
important
it
is
for
the
community
to
gather
it
is
important
that
we
take
note
of
rank
together
to
celebrate
one
another’s
efforts
achievement
after
tests.
When
we
gather
and
presence.
Setting
goals
and
celebrating
together
at
the
rank
board
to
celebrate
achievement
is
one
way
we
do
this.
When
we
someone’s
accomplishment,
we
also
gather
at
the
rank
board
to
take
note
of
celebrate
the
dojo
as
a
community.
We
affirm
someone’s
progress,
we
don’t
just
our
shared
enterprise.
We
affirm
our
shared
acknowledge
the
individual.
We
acknowledge
goal.
one
another
and
acknowledge
how
we
all
share
a
common
purpose
and
goal.
This
gives
everyone
encouragement
to
continue.
It
gives
the
community
strength.
I
used
to
think
that
rank
and
goals
should
be
private
affairs.
Now
I
have
come
to
appreciate
how
acknowledging
rank
and
goals
in
a
public
way
builds
up
the
dojo
as
a
community.
Without
a
viable
dojo
community,
we
cannot
practice
Aikido.
We
need
each
other
in
order
to
progress.
That’s
why
the
moment
at
the
rank
board
is
so
important
and
why
we
need
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
when
goals
are
set
and
achieved.
Sensei
has
talked
about
this
in
class
several
times,
and
I
find
his
remarks
to
be
very
true.
Bruce
moves
his
rank
tag
up
to
Yondan!
So
let’s
set
goals
and
strive
hard
to
meet
them
as
individuals,
but
let’s
also
not
forget
Over
the
decades
of
my
Aikido
training
I
have
that
we
can’t
achieve
our
Aikido
goals
alone.
been
a
member
of
four
dojos.
Three
of
those
The
next
time
we
stand
at
the
rank
board
to
four
dojos
disintegrated
and
collapsed
while
I
celebrate
someone’s
progress,
let’s
was
a
member.
Not
a
very
good
success
ratio!
remember
that
we
are
celebrating
Only
the
dojo
in
Davis
has
continued.
This
is
community.
Building
and
sustaining
a
an
important
accomplishment.
When
I
think
community
is
hard
work
and
very
difficult.
back
over
the
ten
years
I
have
been
The
social
art
is
the
most
difficult
art.
Small
practicing
at
Aikido
Institute
of
Davis
since
it
rituals,
such
as
advancing
our
wooden
blocks
opened,
I
am
surprised
by
how
many
people
I
on
a
rank
board
after
tests,
remind
us
how
have
known
during
that
time.
So
many
important
it
is
to
work
together
to
achieve
students
have
come
and
gone!
I
sometimes
our
individual
goals.
If
we
didn’t
think
it
would
have
been
nice
to
have
ledger
acknowledge
these
moments
in
a
public
way,
in
which
each
student
signed
his
or
her
name
then
we
might
as
well
say
that
we
don’t
need
and
perhaps
left
some
personal
remark,
as
in
a
dojo
community
to
practice
Aikido.
We
a
guest
book.
At
least
we
have
the
could
just
go
do
suburi
in
a
cave,
throw
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around
some
stuffed
dummies,
and
twist
a
even-‐tempered
baby,
but
like
any
baby,
he
few
tree
limbs.
And
of
course,
that
is
not
true.
was
an
implacable,
immovable
force.
There
It
is
silly.
Aikido
is
a
social
art.
That’s
how
was
no
redirecting
him.
There
was
no
taking
Osensei
saw
it.
We
can’t
get
there
on
our
control
of
the
situation
from
him.
There
was
own.
no
avoiding,
no
retreating,
no
realigning.
He
needed
what
he
needed,
and
my
job
was
to
give
it
to
him.
Resistance
was
not
an
option,
and
though
I
conceivably
could
accept
his
demands
in
such
a
way
that
I
stayed
on
my
previous
trajectory
(in
other
words,
preserving
the
way
I
was
accustomed
to
living
my
life
and
the
person
I
was
before
he
came
into
the
world),
that
would
only
put
me
right
back
where
I
started.
The
handful
of
occasions
when
I
attempted
this,
or
resisted
and
let
my
aggravation
show,
would
do
nothing
productive
at
best
and
actually
frighten
him
at
worst.
He
had
no
way
of
distinguishing
“Daddy
is
sleep-‐deprived”
from
“Daddy
hates
me
and
is
preparing
to
Marion,
Kori,
Bruce
and
Martin
celebrate
community
devour
me.”
following
Bruce
and
Martin’s
dan
exams.
Center
of
Gravity
Justin
Azevedo
Ever
since
my
son
Colin
was
born
in
2010,
I’ve
had
more
than
one
conversation
and
done
a
lot
of
thinking
about
blending.
That
is
the
common
joke
among
Aikido
practitioners,
and
we’ve
even
had
a
semi-‐famous
Awase
article
about
it:
how
to
blend
with
baby.
A
new
parent
must
relearn
everything
about
themselves—
when
they
eat,
how
long
they
sleep,
and
most
importantly,
how
to
physically
handle
this
tiny,
frail,
messy
new
human
that
is
so
completely
dependent.
The
new
parent
needs
to
hone
their
awareness,
Aiki
Dad:
Justin
with
his
son
Colin.
so
that
assessing
the
situation
with
the
baby
at
any
given
time
is
as
unconscious
and
Instead,
I
learned
to
take
the
fall.
What’s
the
reflexive
as
breathing.
worst
thing
that
could
happen
to
me?
I
lose
a
few
hours
of
sleep,
and
have
to
focus
more
on
Just
as
with
Aikido,
everyone
will
approach
my
wife
and
child
than
on
myself?
That
their
growth
as
a
parent
differently,
under
doesn’t
seem
like
such
a
bad
thing.
I’m
fully
their
own
terms.
As
for
me,
I
actually
didn’t
capable
of
doing
that
and
coming
out
the
see
this
process
as
blending
at
all.
It
was
other
side
unscathed,
if
I
let
go
and
roll
with
more
like
ukemi.
Colin
was
an
extraordinarily
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it.
In
fact,
just
as
I
usually
rise
from
the
mat
how
does
a
dedicated
student
of
the
art
after
a
particularly
fast
or
spectacular
fall
balance
budo
with
work,
family,
and
other
with
a
smile
on
my
face,
I’m
finding
I
rather
life
obligations?
enjoy
this
transformative
process.
My
priorities
have
always
been
set
with
The
blending
comes
later,
I’ve
found,
at
least
family
at
the
top
of
the
list,
but
having
a
child
with
the
nuts-‐and-‐bolts
process
of
raising
a
reinforces
those
priorities
with
resounding
child.
Colin
is
two
years
old
now,
and
has
finality.
A
parent
who
is
anything
close
to
a
opinions.
Many
opinions.
About
a
staggering
decent,
functioning
person
cannot
help
but
array
of
things.
So,
now
I
get
the
chance
to
make
their
son(s)
or
daughter(s)
the
most
blend,
redirect,
distract,
and
retake
the
important
thing
in
their
life.
And
so,
where
center.
I
have
that
useful
ukemi
experience,
does
that
leave
everything
else?
Work
is
too,
so
the
occasional
kaeshi
waza
(temper
necessary,
since
it
allows
you
to
provide
for
tantrum
becomes
acceptance
of
a
new
yourself
and
your
family.
In
an
economic
option!)
or
henka
waza
(naptime
has
climate
where
being
a
public
servant
like
me
definitely
and
unexpectedly
arrived;
change
means
understaffing,
increasing
workloads,
of
plan!)
will
even
appear
out
of
all
this
decreasing
pay,
and
demanding
schedules,
blending.
there
isn’t
much
room
for
negotiation.
Becoming
a
parent
also
doesn’t
erase
one’s
Through
this
process,
I’m
finding
that
role
as
a
husband,
wife,
or
significant
other.
blending
with
baby
is
a
more
subtle
thing
So,
what
is
left
for
the
self?
With
the
scant
than
merely
adapting
to
the
needs
of
a
child.
remaining
time
and
energy
the
parent
of
a
It’s
adapting
to
the
person
I
have
become
small
child
has,
how
do
they
choose
to
while
accommodating
those
needs.
As
I
improve
themselves,
or
do
something
they
mentioned,
Colin
is
old
enough
to
understand
enjoy,
or
simply
find
a
quiet
space
in
which
to
what
is
going
on
around
him,
accurately
recharge?
express
his
desires,
and
ask
plenty
of
questions.
One
of
those
questions
is
often
When
new
Aikido
students
are
finding
their
this:
“Daddy
home?”
footing
on
the
mat,
we
teach
them
to
blend,
because
blending
is
one
of
the
fundamental
All
of
that
work
towards
building
a
concepts
of
Aikido.
The
most
important
harmonious
relationship
with
my
shiny
new
aspect
of
blending,
in
my
opinion,
is
keeping
nage
has
had
a
very
nice
payoff:
the
little
guy
within
one’s
own
center
of
gravity.
We
stress
likes
me
a
great
deal,
almost
as
much
as
I
like
this
concept
often,
as
well:
balance.
Don’t
him.
So
when
I’m
not
home
playing
and
lean
too
far
forward.
Don’t
retreat
too
far
spending
time
with
him,
he
notices.
He
wants
back.
Don’t
draw
up
too
far
off
the
ground.
to
know
when
I’m
going
to
show
up.
Otherwise,
it
won’t
take
much
to
have
your
feet
swept
out
from
under
you.
Being
aware
This
is
where
the
blending
truly
happens:
of
and
in
tune
with
your
center
of
gravity
is
negotiating
the
one-‐way
trip
into
being
part
what
gives
you
a
chance
to
blend
with
an
of
a
family.
I
did
this
once
before,
when
I
attacker
in
the
first
place.
married
and
became
part
of
a
whole.
But
as
I’ve
mentioned,
parenting
requires
much
I
have
had
to
rediscover
my
center
of
gravity
more
figurative
ukemi,
and
therefore
much
over
the
past
year.
For
a
while,
I
found
myself
more
compromise.
This
is
another
theme
that
tense
and
resistant.
often
shows
up
in
the
Aikido
community:
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I
had
a
training
schedule
that
I
had
grown
accustomed
to!
So
I
have
been
working
on
my
stance.
And
as
we
all
know,
sometimes
that
isn’t
as
simple
I
don’t
want
to
fall
behind,
and
let
down
as
just
shifting
or
taking
a
single
step
and
Sensei,
or
my
sempai,
or
my
kohai,
or
myself!
then,
like
magic,
you’re
perfectly
aligned.
Often,
you
have
to
take
more
than
one
step,
Aikido
is
important
to
me,
so
I
will
continue
and
make
a
series
of
minute
adjustments,
to
train
as
always
have,
as
if
nothing
has
before
you
find
yourself
back
in
a
stable,
changed!
secure
hanmi.
I
train
when
I
can.
I
endeavor
to
be
on
the
mat
no
less
than
once
a
week,
I
was
in
danger
of
pushing
my
weight
too
far
when
time
allows.
While
on
the
mat,
I
keep
forward,
too
intent
on
my
own
line
and
not
complete
focus,
and
train
as
intensely
and
aware
of
what
was
beside
me
or
behind
me.
wholeheartedly
as
I
can,
since
that
time
is
One
little
push,
one
unexpected
change,
and
newly
precious.
I
train
off
the
mat
when
I
can,
something
would
give—
my
family,
my
work,
as
well,
occasionally
physically,
usually
my
peace
of
mind.
Besides,
that
mindset
is
mentally.
I
have
let
go
of
my
anxiety
about
dangerously
close
to
a
competitive
one.
It’s
meeting
quotas,
fulfilling
requirements,
and
healthy
to
set
a
standard
for
oneself
and
keeping
my
place
in
line.
If
adjustments
need
strive
to
live
up
to
expectations,
but
I
found
to
be
made,
one
way
or
another,
then
I
make
myself
worrying
about
very
specific
things:
them
and
then
examine
how
tenable
the
new
training
day
totals,
and
speed
of
rank
situation
is.
No
second-‐guessing,
and
no
over-‐
advancement.
I
don’t
do
Aikido
to
compete
thinking.
I
know
what
my
priorities
are,
and
I
with
others.
I
can
turn
on
my
Xbox
if
I
want
to
know
how
to
find
my
center
of
gravity.
do
that.
Perseverance
is
part
of
our
dojo’s
motto,
and
So
the
natural
reaction
to
that
realization
is
is
represented
within
our
logo.
I
have
found
to
heave
back
in
the
other
direction.
Maybe
I
in
my
time
training
in
Aikido
that
I
progress
need
a
break.
Maybe
it’s
time
to
quit
until
best
when,
every
year
or
so,
I
find
something
Colin
gets
older.
Maybe
I’m
too
spent,
too
specific
to
focus
on
and
refine.
This
coming
tired,
too
frazzled,
and
need
to
spend
what
year,
it
is
this:
perseverance.
I
will
persevere
free
time
I
have
doing
something
less
in
my
training,
and
trust
that
I
will
know
demanding.
Retreat,
lean
back,
retreat,
lean
what
that
means
just
as
reflexively
and
back.
unconsciously
as
I
breathe,
or
as
I
find
my
center
of
gravity
again
when
I
feel
it
slipping
This
is
not
to
say
that,
sometimes,
such
a
away.
And
by
doing
this—
by
blending
with
reaction
may
be
warranted.
People
do
need
a
baby,
and
with
everything
else—
I
am
rest,
sometimes.
I
routinely
take
one
when
starting
to
learn
an
important
lesson
that
I
I’m
sick
or
slightly
injured.
Sometimes
life
will
one
day
be
able
to
pass
on
to
Colin,
once
does
intervene
to
the
point
where
one
must
he
is
ready
to
learn
it.
take
an
extended
break,
or
even
quit
Aikido
entirely,
and
there
is
absolutely
nothing
wrong
with
that.
But
that
isn’t
where
I
was,
not
yet.
I
was
panicking,
and
rationalizing
the
act
of
giving
up
all
of
the
work
I
had
done
as
if
it
were
the
only
alternative.
The
atemi
caught
me
by
surprise,
and
I
was
losing
my
balance.
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That
was
by
itself
another
wonder,
the
ability
to
synthesize
most
of
the
errors
into
one
fine
point
where
the
group
could
improve.
Then
as
the
classed
continued,
I
realized
that
I
was
better
able
to
better
grasp
the
finer
details
of
the
technique
on
the
bench
than
when
I
am
on
the
mat.
It
was
as
if
I
was
detached
or
in
a
higher
state
of
consciousness.
In
contrast
to
my
observation
on
the
mat,
I
think
sometimes
I
am
blind,
or
my
mind
is
totally
wandering
on
a
minor
tai
no
henko
wedge
aspect.
inflate
beach
ball
settling
I
guess
ultimately,
it
would
be
nice
to
have
that
clear
picture
of
the
technique
matching
refrigerator
our
actual
practice
and
be
one
with
the
technique
and
Uke.
-‐-‐Kent
Standley,
A
Haiku
So
once
in
a
while
come
and
sit
on
the
bench,
but
then
go
and
practice,
practice
and
get
more
practice…
Sitting
On
the
Bench
Remy
Cordier
One
day,
after
injuring
my
knee
I
came
to
the
dojo
to
inform
Sensei.
I
decided
to
sit
on
the
bench
and
watch
the
class.
After
the
warm
up,
Sensei
demonstrated
Morote
Dori
Kokyu
Ho.
We
practice
this
technique
at
every
class,
and
every
time
I
struggle
with
it.
But
this
time
on
the
bench,
I
was
better
able
to
see
what
I
was
struggling
with
as
I
watched
the
other
participants
having
their
own
struggle.
Some
were
turning
too
far
from
their
Uke,
some
were
unbalanced
after
turning
and
before
lifting
their
arm,
others
were
not
dropping
their
hips,
shoulder
or
elbow.
It
was
so
obvious
to
me
to
see
some
of
their
Remy
and
Kathleen
practice
hanmi
handachi
during
the
flaws;
it
was
as
if
my
own
practice
was
in
December
2012
advanced
class.
Come
support
Remy
as
front
of
me
in
a
mirror.
Then
Sensei
stopped
he
prepares
for
his
Shodan
exam,
which
will
be
held
the
class
and
reinforced
one
fine
point
that
February
23rd,
2013.
summarized
the
overall
struggle
at
that
time.
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As
we
know,
a
wonderful
goal
in
Aikido
is
misogi,
the
cleaning
of
impurities
in
order
to
bring
more
light
and
clarity
to
our
body
and
mind.
With
Aikido,
we
are
not
just
doing
a
sport
to
be
fit,
but
we
are
also
constantly
working
internally.
I
think
that
just
as
we
learn
in
our
other
relationships
we
learn
on
the
mat.
As
we
become
more
mature,
we
realize
that
in
Aikido
or
in
life
it
is
not
the
partner
who
is
to
blame
for
our
difficulties,
but
that
these
difficulties
point
to
us.
Partners
on
the
mat
just
bring
challenges
so
that
we
can
learn
and
grow.
In
life
it
might
be
a
boss
or
friend
or
enemy,
in
Aikido
it
might
be
the
black
and
blue
spots
on
our
arms.
In
Ikkyo:
Marion
and
Kori,
circa
2009.
life
we
can
run
away,
be
in
denial,
or
become
untruthful—or
we
might
use
superficial
words.
But
in
Aikido
our
partners
are
always
The
Fun
and
Challenge
of
the
Uke/Nage
in
our
face.
There
is
really
no
place
to
hide.
Relationship
We
have
to
face
the
facts
on
the
mat.
Marion
Donehower
Over
the
years,
I
responded
to
challenges
on
the
mat
in
different
ways.
For
example,
my
The
fun
part
of
Aikido
is
also
the
most
first
answer
was
to
respond
with
hardness
to
challenging
part.
It
is
the
uke/nage
hardness
and
with
stiffness
to
stiffness.
That
relationship.
In
other
meditative
or
martial
was
not
very
successful.
It
gave
me
a
broken
arts,
we
can
develop
ourselves
by
observing
collarbone,
a
concussion,
broken
toes,
a
and
paying
attention
to
our
inner
life.
But
in
dislocated
or
“frozen”
shoulder,
hyper-‐
Aikido
we
have
the
added
difficulty
that
we
extended
elbow,
and
other
injuries.
When
I
always
have
to
work
with
a
partner.
Although
think
back
to
my
first
accident,
the
collarbone
I
believe
that
this
is
tremendous
fun,
I
think
it
break,
I
remember
how
much
fun
we
had
is
an
added
difficulty.
Your
partners
in
the
flying
through
the
air.
My
friends
and
I
were
dojo
are
always
there;
they
are
like
your
in
our
twenties,
and
we
all
felt
invincible.
Not
family.
To
develop
relationships
on
the
mat
is
until
later
when
five
people
were
injured
not
so
different
from
developing
other
with
collarbone
breaks
did
we
think
about
relationships
outside
the
dojo.
our
behavior
more
closely.
But
even
then
we
never
thought
about
the
uke/nage
As
a
psychotherapist,
I
know
that
in
order
to
relationship.
Without
much
self-‐reflection,
be
successful
the
first
person
you
need
to
we
used
each
other
as
tools,
as
objects
to
understand
and
wrestle
with
is
yourself.
That
make
us
look
cool
on
the
mat
and
or
to
have
is
an
ongoing
lifelong
process
that
never
self-‐centered
fun.
We
had
started
Aikido
to
ends.
You
have
to
wrestle
with
limits,
your
transform
ourselves
and
the
world,
but
abilities,
your
shortcomings,
and
you
have
to
actually
we
missed
the
whole
point!
Ego-‐
try
working
on
yourself
in
an
honest
way.
I
centric
as
we
were
as
youngsters,
we
didn’t
believe
that
this
honest
work
will
show
in
pay
attention
and
didn’t
care
for
the
person
your
body
and
in
your
uke/nage
relationship.
next
to
us.
We
never
thought
that
the
door
to
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change
and
transformation
was
right
there
in
I
sometimes
need
the
slightest
touch
of
a
the
moment!
It
was
our
partner
and
partner
to
give
me
stability
when
I
fall
or
ourselves
and
how
we
related
to
each
other!
move
too
fast.
A
partner
helps
me
to
rebalance
because
I
can
hold
on
to
the
arm
or
Now
that
I
am
older
I
have
become
hopefully
fingers
a
split
second
longer,
a
reassuring
a
little
bit
wiser
through
necessity,
and
I
try
touch
usually
not
even
visible
to
others.
to
answer
yang
with
yin
by
becoming
softer
and
more
relaxed.
Of
course
that
doesn’t
I
was
touched
by
the
words
of
Anno
Sensei,
always
work
all
the
time
because
all
human
who
is
in
his
eighties
and
is
the
head
beings
are
different
and
the
Aikido
situation
instructor
of
the
Shingu
dojo
in
Japan.
He
said
is
different
at
any
moment.
I
think
Aikido
that
we
have
to
bring
joy
to
our
uke.
It
helps
you
negotiate
your
relationship
and
surprised
me
when
he
said
this
because
I
felt
other
situations
in
an
individual
way
and
to
that
Aikido
was
more
than
moving
together
always
have
a
beginner’s
mind.
There
is
harmoniously
and
working
on
techniques.
certainly
no
“one
size
fits
all”
approach
to
Maybe
he
meant
that
you
have
reached
a
relating
to
an
uke.
All
you
have
is
your
level
where
you
work
for
the
sake
of
the
technique,
but
we
have
no
clue
how
the
uke
other—you
step
away
from
your
own
will
respond
to
the
technique
at
any
given
improvement
in
order
to
help
the
partner
or
moment.
They
might
get
too
stiff;
they
might
beginners—you’re
more
concerned
for
their
get
too
soft;
they
might
get
mad;
they
might
experience
than
“looking
good”;
you
don’t
not
know
what
to
do
at
all
and
get
hurt.
worry
about
your
own
success.
This
might
not
be
visible
to
the
outside
world,
but
for
me
In
my
work
as
psychologist
I
work
with
it
is
the
mastering
of
the
art.
I
certainly
have
patients
on
their
boundaries.
Your
boundary
a
long
way
to
go
to
reach
that
level.
I
am
determines
how
you
will
relate
to
the
world.
certainly
not
selfless,
patient,
or
loving
yet.
Some
people
have
tight,
thick,
closed
walls
Maybe
sometimes,
but
usually
I
struggle.
Of
around
their
bodies
like
armor,
and
no
one
course,
if
we
were
perfect
our
Aikido
would
has
access
to
them.
Other
people
are
the
be
perfect,
too.
To
bring
joy
to
our
uke,
all
we
opposite;
they
are
wide
open
and
have
to
do
is
to
open
our
hearts
to
our
unprotected,
and
anyone
can
hurt
them.
Even
partners
and
the
world.
I
believe
that
this
is
when
they
get
hurt,
they
can’t
say
stop.
The
visible:
for
example,
watching
Sensei
Hoa
uke/nage
relationship
helps
you
to
negotiate
doing
Aikido
with
his
sons
and
watching
the
and
balance
out
these
yin
and
yang
parts.
We
doshu
with
his
son
last
year
in
Honolulu
are
able
to
be
more
grounded,
focused
and
made
it
clear
to
me.
The
aura
of
love
and
relaxed
in
the
moment.
caring
was
visible,
and
this
creates
depth
in
the
movement.
I
feel
that
we
come
to
the
My
own
journey
in
Aikido
has
been
changed
essence
of
a
clear
ki
expression
through
such
through
losing
my
physical
balance
due
to
a
practice.
Of
course
there
are
many
different
brain
tumor
operation.
After
my
first
ways
to
express
this
essential
quality.
But
if
recovery,
after
I
was
able
to
get
up
out
of
the
the
essence
is
expressed,
I
think
Aikido
on
wheel
chair
and
walk
without
a
walker
or
a
every
level
will
look
beautiful,
and
in
the
cane,
I
relearned
my
basic
techniques
but
I
moment
we
will
create
truth,
goodness,
and
still
found
that
going
up
and
down
on
the
mat
beauty
as
the
foundation
for
Aikido
and
life.
was
very
difficult
for
me.
However,
my
partners
helped
me
up,
waiting
patiently
to
finish
the
move.
Even
now
after
twelve
years
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Eight
Tai
Chi
Lessons
MARTIN
DUBCOVSKY,
NIDAN
Lisa
Adda
I
have
studied
Tai
Chi
at
the
Aikido
Institute
Davis
for
more
than
one
year.
As
I
reflect
upon
the
notes
in
my
journal
I
have
identified
eight
lessons
that
I
have
learned
and
applied
to
my
every
day
life.
1. Breathing:
Whether
I
am
cooking,
cleaning,
studying,
and/or
working,
I’ve
noticed
that
my
breathing
is
shallow
in
my
chest.
Now
I
take
time
every
day
to
“feel
the
breath
in
the
belly,
the
sides,
and
the
back.”
I
breathe
as
though
the
air
is
not
only
filling
my
belly
but
the
spaces
between
the
bones
of
my
body.
Try
this:
When
standing
in
line
at
the
grocery
store
waiting,
perhaps
a
little
impatiently,
for
the
person
in
front
of
you
to
finish
counting
their
change
or
negotiate
a
coupon
take
a
moment
to
breath.
Keep
the
breath
in
the
belly
and
the
line
at
the
register
will
move
faster.
2. Maintaining
Balance:
It
is
very
easy
for
the
body
to
lose
balance.
Perhaps,
I
am
carrying
something
heavy
or
the
shoes
I
am
wearing
do
not
evenly
support
my
weight.
The
body
tries
to
compensate
for
the
shift
in
balance
or
an
increase
is
weight
that
is
unevenly
distributed
on
the
right
or
left
side
and
this
results
in
body
aches,
pains,
or
worse
injuries.
Try
this:
Find
a
comfortable
and
safe
place
to
stand
on
one
leg
(away
from
any
furniture).
Notice
how
the
slightest
movement
of
the
shoulder
or
hip
makes
it
difficult
to
keep
your
balance.
Now
try
standing
on
one
leg
with
your
purse,
coat,
or
something
you
carry
with
you
often.
Notice
how
the
weight
needs
to
be
evenly
distributed
so
you
can
maintain
your
balance.
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