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Raleigh Aikikai - Aikido & Iaido
@raleighaikikai.bsky.social
Traditional Dojo dedicated to the teaching and preservation of the martial and technical concepts of Aikido, The Art of Peace.
Seminar in New Haven, CT, by invitation of
Fire Horse Dojo - New Haven Aikikai.
315-5A Peck Street, New Haven, CT

#Aikido #Aiki #Seminar #newhavenct #FireHorseDojo
#AikidoSeminar #Budo #Bushido
#ArtOfSamurai #Jujutsu #CombatAikido
#StructureOfAikidoTechnique #PowerOfKiaki #Kiai
#ShinKaze
August 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#Heijoshin (平常心)
"peace of mind"
"Hei" (平) #peaceful
"Jo" (常) always or #constant
"Shin" (心) #mind or #heart

State of #calm #steady & undisturbed #composure allowing clear thinking/action
Product of #InnerStrength #discipline #BalancedMind; refining #character rather than temporary state of calm
July 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy 4th…
While we can still aspire to celebrate it…
July 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
July 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Teaching, nice and slow, at the end of the seminar.
Ryutedori Yonkyo-Sabaki Kaytenage
#Aikido #ArtOfPeace #Flow #Samurai #ShinKaze #Budo #Bushido
#TrueBudoDoesNotKill
July 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
MUSHIN
In martial practice; a concept of not overly thinking nor getting distracted by any multitude of events; approaching things as single mind or single unending moment of flow, without acceptance nor denial, where technique is none yet all.
#aikido #Budo #Mushin #Samurai #Aiki #NoMind #Flow
July 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Misogi (禊)

“AIKIDO IS MISOGI”
-OSensei

A #Japanese Shinto #tradition; a #ritual of #purification, often involving physical challenges like standing under a waterfall; in preparation for new endeavors.

#Aikido #Focus #Budo #Bushido #Misogi #Samurai #ArtOfPeace #AikidoWisdom #ShinKaze
July 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM