The Benefits of Earthing: Grounding Yourself for Better Health and training.
In California, Earthing is very popular, and Californians are enjoying the beaches and the mountains where they have the opportunities to...
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venturaaikido
Oct 10, 20233 min read
What is the meaning of warming up in Aikido?
The definition of “Warm up” is: a period of preparation and gentle movements before a game or an exercise session. Some Aikido teachers...
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venturaaikido
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Aikido is quite simple.
I have observed that sometimes people think that Aikido is exceedingly difficult to learn. For some students, they feel awkward after the...
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venturaaikido
Sep 15, 20221 min read
The tranquil mind of the Aikidoka(2/2)
Forging the body: The first step, in our training, is to forge and shape the body. We often hear the expression: "Be an empty cup!" so we...
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venturaaikido
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Bowing!
""Bowing" are you serious? It is against my religion!!!" Many students, and parents have said that to an aikido or martial art instructor...
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venturaaikido
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Why do I do Aikido?
I was looking recently at Arnold Schwarzenegger's motivation video on why he goes to the gym everyday and I found that it is the same for...
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venturaaikido
Jul 20, 20222 min read
Volunteering is part of our Aikido training; it is spiritual training.
The kanji on this picture means: "Obon festival".
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Jul 6, 20223 min read
Kuzushi (Part 2)
In martial arts, we must look at different levels where we can observe an unbalance. Sometimes, we are our worse ennemi and we are...
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venturaaikido
Jun 1, 20222 min read
Aikido Testing
Sometimes, our worse ennemi is ourselves and what we do to ourselves. In Aikido, testing is an important stage in our practice to show...
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May 4, 20221 min read
June is PTSD awareness Month
June is PTSD awareness (Post traumatic Stress Disorder). The campaign is mainly for our veterans however I would like to extend it to...
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venturaaikido
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Cleaning up the Dojo-お掃除
In the Japanese culture from early childhood, children learn how to clean their classroom. Every member of the classroom is part of the...
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venturaaikido
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Spring Equinox 2022: Start your Aikido Journey!
As the Spring Equinox is approaching: “You must prune to bloom. If the dead weight is not pruned and removed, it compromises the quality,...
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