Nobody's Home

I'm a nurse, a martial artist and a baker. I called this Nobody's Home as I am too low ranked for any serious martial artist to bother paying attention to me, nor am I a chef. I just like getting on my soapbox anyway.

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The Sixth Guideline for Practice...and Life

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"The purpose of Aikido training is to forge the body and mind and to build one's character. The techniques are transmitted from p...

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

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"Always train in a vibrant and joyful manner." Budo "Always train in a vibrant and joyful manner." Best Aik...

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Thoughts on the benefits of kata

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Gichin Funakoshi wrote Karate Jutsu in the 1920's. It was an early draft, and even Funakoshi considered it flawed apparently. ...

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Saturday, December 24, 2016

The final Omote and Ura piece

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I have made several changes to my original article on Omote and Ura, and broke it down by time period and usage. I haven't written mu...

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Onisaburo Deguchi and Morihei Ueshiba

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Morihei Ueshiba and his art, Aikido, was said to be a product of his martial and his religious tradition. Even students who are ignoran...

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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Kano's Olympic Dream

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As the Olympics in Rio come to a close, I have been reading up on the founder of Judo. Morihei Ueshiba's senior, this man dedicated his...

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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Is Atemi-waza or Kokyunage the most common Aikido technique?

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" Atemi accounts for 99% of aikido." was a remark once uttered by the Founder." This is from Saito Sensei's Traditional...

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