Posted by: soonmethod on: October 14, 2008
This weekend Aikido with Gregory @ Moving Body Resources:
Friday night at 6:15PM – 7:45PM
Saturday afternoon at 3:15 – 4:45PM
We may be in the small studio again this weekend so please bring a towel and bottled water (if you don’t already) because the small studio gets hot.
This brings to mind the founder of Aikido’s first dojo [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: September 24, 2008
Class Cycle Schedule
Note: Open House Free Introductory Class is No Longer Being Offered.
Beginning December 5, 2008: New Class Cycle Schedule:
Register By November 14, 2008 and Receive 2 Free Classes.
(Individual Classes Will No Longer Be Offered After Dec. 5, 2008)
10-WEEK CLASS CYCLE SCHEDULE 2008/2009*:
LEVEL I CLASSES: BASIC AIKIDO
FRIDAY CYCLES (6:15PM to 7:45PM):
December 5, 2008 through [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: September 18, 2008
Classes this weekend 9/19 @ 6:15pm — 9/20 @ 3:15pm
$15.00 drop-in rate.
We will be working on basic self-defense techniques:
How to apply wrist-locks from various attacks.
How to effectively apply a pin from a standing position so that your attacker will not be able to get up.
We will focus on some awareness exercises in order to develop [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: September 15, 2008
Thank you to everyone who came to class this past weekend.
Classes have been fairly small the past few weeks, but the benefits of
the small classes is that I am able to work more 1-on-1 with people
who attend and focus on a break-down-step-by-step approach to doing
techniques.
This past Saturday we focused on 3 basic techniques:
Nikkyo, which is [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: August 22, 2008
I’m turning 32 this weekend. I feel like Bilbo Baggins on his Eleventy First Birthday… I want New Adventures, I want to See Mountains and Trees and Rivers and Streams and Cross Them All!!! This Feeling has inspired me a bit to walk in the shoes of old rabbis from thousands of years ago, [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: August 20, 2008
What is Physical Fitness?
One-on-One Fitness Sessions are Available By Appointment
Martial Art and Physical Fitness go hand-in-hand.
With 20 plus years of training as martial artist, I understand the importance of physical fitness as a leading component of any training regimen.
Through the years I have trained with great martial artists who took their training very seriously. [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: August 18, 2008
On the Eve of my 32nd Birthday, I am attempting to clarify my definition of Aikido as a martial art and as a training method to perfect our minds, bodies and spirit. I may amend parts of this article as time goes and I think of more thoughts to add:
The full article is also posted [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: August 13, 2008
A Very Irresponsible News Story Today Regarding 11x Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps:
The news headlines are all reporting how Michael Phelps eats about 12,000 calories a day!
So watch now all the weekend warriors, wanting to be like Michael Phelps, start to eat 12,000 calories a day; then wonder “How Did I Get So [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: June 28, 2008
Aikido celebrates the Divine Breath :: Through Training We Reconcile Our Hearts and Centers with the Universe and Learn to Love Our Fellow Men!
Aikido is not a fighting style. Aikido is not designed to hurt a human being, but designed to show restraint when faced with aggression.
I have been demonstrating Judo and Aikido in my [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: May 29, 2008
I have been in a frenzied state of reading books by one spiritual teacher after another in the past 6 months… Eckhart Tolle, Chogyam Trungpa, Jiddu Krishnamurti… and so on… sorry for dropping so many names.
Late last week I hit the wall.
I was sitting in my living room at 7:00AM unable to sleep and wondering [...]
