Hiroshi Ikeda summer sensei seminar

Hiroshi Ikeda summer sensei seminar

Hiroshi Ikeda sensei seminar at Aikido of Maine June 23-25 2023 This will be Ikeda sensei’s 17 visit to our dojo and what promises to be a wonderful weekend event!
For those needing accommodations, the dojo is sleeping bag friendly and has shower facilities. Guests may also find space with local dojo members with some advanced planning.

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CAN WE GET THERE FASTER?

How can we streamline our progress in Aikido? We all learn differently and simply sitting and watching a teacher silently demonstrate does not address individual differences. How would our trajectory be different, if we were aware of how we learn best and could communicate that to our teachers?

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TEACHING ON THE MAT part one

TEACHING ON THE MAT part one

Unwanted help on the mat. As a woman training a martial art, I’ve been on the receiving end of teaching, or what I will also call here “helping” on the mat, many times. I will define it

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