Quote of the Week - 13th November

This week's quotation was given to me by Mark. I think that it's a really good one, both for life and aikido.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Deepak Chopra

Practise on Monday 17th November

On Monday, by request, we shall practise some more techniques from tsuki and revisit one of the techniques we practised the Monday before, tsuki sumiotoshi. Just to remind you; we also practised tsuki kotegaeshi and a version of tenchinage. 

Margaret

Quote of the Week - 23rd October

I hope that this is an encouraging quotation......

It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.

Francois de la Rochefoucauld

Quote of the Week - 15th October

A quotation from Aristotle this week.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.

Aristotle  

Quote of the Week - 9th October

Some encouragement from Einstein.

Failure is success in progress.

Albert Einstein

Quote of the Week - 3rd October

An interesting comment.

The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.

Miyamoto Musashi

Quote of the Week - 26th September

Something interesting and relatable this week.

Better to look weak and be strong than to look strong and be weak. 

Laura Moncur