Podcasts by An Aiki Minute (Or So)
An Aiki Minute (Or So) podcast is about everything Aikido, but briefly.
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The Importance of Strikes in Aikido - An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 10 from 2020-05-22T17:06
Episode 9 of An Aiki Minute (Or So) is entitled Causality and Misdirection. In a martial encounter, people tend to think that they understand what is happening and how they should respond. When dea...
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Causality and Misdirection - An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 9 from 2020-05-21T23:41:19
Episode 9 of An Aiki Minute (Or So) is entitled Causality and Misdirection. In a martial encounter, people tend to think that they understand what is happening and how they should respond. When dea...
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Aikido is a Revolutionary Act - An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 8 from 2020-05-12T20:13:15
An Aiki Minute (Or So), Episode 8 is entitled Aikido is a Revolutionary Act. Practicing aikido is not merely practicing a martial art. It is, in fact, a revolutionary act in which we practice to c...
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Aikido at Home - An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 7 from 2020-05-10T17:35
With COVID-19 on the loose, all dojos are closed. Aikido training is different than it's ever been. (1 minute 13 seconds.)
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What is Growth? An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 6 from 2020-05-08T16:28:42
Episode 6 of An Aiki Minute (Or So) is entitled What is Growth? in which we discuss the value of stepping out of your comfort zone to learn and practice new things. (1 minute 29 seconds.)
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Why Test? An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 5 from 2020-05-07T16:33:15
Episode 5 of An Aiki Minute (Or So) is entitled Why Test? Let's talk about good reasons for going through the rank testing/promotion process that have nothing to do with ego building. (1 min...
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Works for What? An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 4 from 2020-05-06T16:28
Episode 4 of An Aiki Minute (Or So) is entitled Works for What? In this episode, we explore my thoughts on the purposes of a long term practice.
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Is Aikido a Martial Art? An Aiki Analogy -- An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 3 from 2020-05-05T16:19
Episode 3 of An Aiki Minute (Or So) is entitled Is Aikido a Martial Art - An Aiki Anaology. In this episode, I give an analogy which describes how aikido can be about self-improvement and an ...
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Do or Jutsu? An Aiki Minute (Or So) Episode 2 from 2020-05-04T16:11
Episode 2 of An Aiki Minute (Or So) is entitled Do or Jutsu? We'll explore the principle that martial arts aren't necessarily all about combat. ( 1 minute and 11 seconds.)
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Welcome to An Aiki Minute (Or So) from 2020-05-02T18:28:36
Welcome to the first episode of An Aiki Minute . . . (or so). The plan is for each episode to be between 1 and 3 minutes. We'll be covering all manner of subjects related to aikido, whether they...
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Aikido Stories Episode 6 from 2019-04-01T22:23:29
In Aikido Stories Episode 6, Kimberly Richardson Sensei tells us 3 stories: about her early training with Mary Heiny Sensei, one of her first experiences as a chief instructor, and the highlight of...
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Aikido Stories Podcast Episode 4 from 2019-04-01T22:01:17
In Aikido Stories Podcast Episode 4, Craig Fife Sensei tells of how he began his transition from outlaw biker to the great teacher we know today. In Aikido Stories Podcast Episode 4, Craig Fife Sen...
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Aikido Stories Podcast Episode 3 from 2019-03-30T23:57:43
In Aikido Stories Episode 3, Michael Friedl Shihan tells of how he almost quit aikido and how his teacher, Clyde Takeguchi Sensei, lured him back in. It’s a great story. In Aikido Stories Episode 3...
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Aikido Stories Podcast Episode 2 from 2019-03-30T23:43:32
In Aikido Stories Episode 2, Michael Friedl Shihan tells of his first experience with aikido. At the time, in 1972, Friedl Shihan was a 2nd degree black belt in karate and had his own dojo. One of ...
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Aikido Stories Podcast–Episode 1 from 2019-03-30T01:16:07
Insert Video In this first episode, Frank Bloksberg shares an incident that happened in the 1970s when he was a trumpet player in a college marching band. Some guy, flanked by his friends, thought ...
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How to Say Aikido’Ka from 2014-01-01T22:58:18
Since we opened the dojo almost 7 years ago, I’ve heard quite the array of pronunciations for our dojo name — Aikido’Ka. In this brief audio clip, Lawrence Lee Kenyon gives us the correct way to sa...
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Kahlil Practicing Soft Falls from 2012-01-15T20:02:49
Here’s a brief video of Kahlil practicing soft ukemi (soft falls, also known as feather falls). You’ll see two parts of the practice. First, Kahlil practices a stretch on the ground followed by a r...
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Mary Heiny Sensei Interview from 2009-08-19T13:48:49
In this interview, I talk to the remarkable Mary Heiny Sensei. We talked at the June 2009 Aiki Retreat in Atherton, California. Heiny Sensei talks about her early years in aikido and the benefits o...
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Michael Friedl Sensei Interview from 2009-07-12T09:38:37
While I was at the Aikido Summer Retreat last month, I interviewed several senior aikido teachers. I’ll be posting them every week, or so. The first interview is with my aikido teacher, Michael Fr...
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