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: October 1, 2008
This Weekend Aikido with Gregory Soon at Moving Body Resources (10/3-4/08):
Explanation of a basic stance training: HANMI (Gyaku & Ai-Hanmi positions) and My take on its importance:
We will focus on the importance of HANMI (starting position/ready position) as the starting point of all techniques/defenses.
The importance of HANMI cannot be iterated enough times and I [...]
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: 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 [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: May 21, 2008
What is Mind/Body Awareness?
I hear a lot of mention of “mind/body” everywhere today, in yoga articles, in fitness magazines, in news reports, I use the term myself in describing the martial art style I teach.
So what is “mind/body” actually?
In the martial art training I offer, I speak of developing mind/body awareness. We do not perform [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: March 27, 2008
Hello Everyone,
Hope the start of your Spring has been full of new activities and plans for taking some time out to take care of your health and well-being.
Starting on Sunday May 18th I will be adding a 1.5 hour practice in Central Park from 2:00pm to 3:30pm in the afternoons (weather permitting).
The highlight of this [...]
