January 2010
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Paradoxoliscious v.01 (more ironical, really)
In keeping on a path of discovery, and guiding my students on one as best as I can, it seems there is a never-ending pattern of conditioning—deconditioning—conditioning—deconditioning… Learning just to forget down the road.
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Aikido of San Diego's Winter 2010 Newsletter...
…is now out. This issue’s S.O.S. (Subject of the Season) is Ukemi. You can read the newsletter at: http://www.aikidosd.com/wint10.htm
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Today's "So-desu-ne" Moment
FlowTegrity: The high level of function and expression that spontaneously results from the conscious blending of form and energy. It is not the best of two different aspects. It is its own aspect revealing the best of the moment in action.
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Remembering Keo
A few days ago I got a phone call with news that my old friend, Keo Power, had committed suicide. I was shocked at first. Less than a day later I was remembering the times he had said that he’d rather put a bullet in his head than…die slowly of some horrible disease or be incapacitated, or whatever condition of perceived hopelessness it was at that moment. It’s hard to say this,...
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Today's "So-desu-ne" Moment
In response to a student’s question about beginning their path…
Your path didin’t really have a beginning, and it’s questionable if it ever ends. It’s just that you’re noticing that you’re on it.