Tag Archives: aikido

Aikido with fish and chips!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Credit goes to the First Dragon Rider for this one. Mr Wood, who learned the Japanese art of aikido as a teenager, said he was approached by four young men on Thursday as he walked down an alleyway close to … Continue reading →

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Ki Shove

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Patrick Parker has an interesting post about O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba and his parlor demonstrations of ki and aiki. “He seems to have had a fondness for demonstrations of what looked like superhuman strength or spirit magic…” My former taekwondo … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Bob Patterson

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

I have just returned from 10 days of work-related travel. Part of the travel was in-state while the majority was at a tech conference in Memphis Tennessee. The above photo was from a few nights ago and was taken on … Continue reading →

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