Quote of the Week - 21st August

Remember Alan's instruction to smile?

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

E E Cummings 

Practise on Monday 24th August

On 24th August we should be practising some techniques from katate-dori aihanmi. Last Monday we practised kata-kubijime ikkyo irimi, sankyo irimi and shihonage.

Margaret

Quote of the Week - 13th August

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.

Japanese Proverb 

Quote of the Week - 7th August

Something from O Sensei this week.

Progress comes / To those who / Train and train; / Reliance on secret techniques / Will get you nowhere.

Morihei Ueshiba

Quote of the Week - 31st July

Think of how we should never stay still in aikido....

Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.

Christina Baldwin 

Quote of the Week - 23rd July

This chimes with the importance of never standing still.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein

Quote of the Week - 16th July

A comment on aikido from Tohei.

Aikido is the spirit of love and protection for all things; it is the spirit of peace.

Koichi Tohei