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Shout out to Demi!
It was great to meet you on our flight to Winnipeg! Thank you for being interested in Aikido! It was so great to meet you!…please stay tuned for more posts from me
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Connecting at the fascial level
In the video below, you will see an example of a Tai Chi instructor teaching a student how to connect at the level of the fascia. He goes on to show how to connect at further, more subtle levels of energy and attention, which are also significant for advanced application in Aikido. Check it out:
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Engaging with the body’s fascintegrity system
The structure of the connective tissue of the body is a facinating study involving new ideas like “fascintegrity” to describe how the body moves. We can say that the fascia is the basis for the integrity and coordination accross all the body’s organ systems, it is what keeps it all together in the right places.…
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The force of spirals
Spiral forms are central to our lives. They can be seen in nature at all levels, the shapes of galaxies and the movement of our own solar system as it moves through our galaxy, the spinning of the earth itself as it travels through space across our solar system and galaxy. It can be seen…
Samish Island Aikido 