Aikido: Learning things cognitively vs. learning things corporeally

Some concluding thoughts to follow up on my last post On Experimentation in Aikido. Some of the more vexing issues that come up with regard to the formal or ritualistic aspects of training in Aikido and other martial arts can be illuminated if we consider the difference between learning things cognitively and learning things corporeally. … Continue reading →

On Experimentation in Aikido: The Wedge and the Wand

The Aikido seminar or Gashuku always has the feel of a totemic gathering of the tribes in which one gets to meet and practice with members of other dojos and sometimes try different styles or lineages of Aikido. Some of them stand out as occasions where one not only refines technique or learns principles but … Continue reading →