Practise on Monday 26th November

After having to cancel last Monday because of snow, we shall try again to practise some more techniques from ryote-mochi ryote-dori on 26th November.

Margaret

Quote of the Week - 14th November

More encouragement!

Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.

Thomas Edison 

Quote of the Week - 8th November

More encouragement this week.

If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying.

Unknown

Quote of the Week - 1st November

This week's quotation is from O Sensei. The Art of Peace is how the translator translates aikido into English.

There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of concentration that we harbour within.

Morihei Ueshiba

Quote of the Week - 24th October

More encouragement!

The courage to fail is the same courage you need to succeed, so welcome failure.

Phillipa Perry 

Quote of the Week - 17th October

More encouragement this week.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Colin Powell

Quote of the Week - 11th October

This week's quotation is encouraging - but in a muted tone.

Perfection is not available. But if we chase perfection can catch excellence.

Vince Lombardi