Hai, Sensei!
Article by Ivan Melo “The Japanese way of teaching and learning anything, whether it is art or making sushi or practicing Zen, is a lot of watching, eventual doing, being super confused and yet not asking questions, having someone inevitably correct you, and then...
Kenshō- Seeing One’s True Nature
Pictured: "Kenshō" Shodo piece by Ivan Melo on Gyodokan Kamiza. About our new dojo calligraphy piece. by Ivan Melo (18.04.2024) This week our dojo got a new calligraphy piece for the kamiza, the altar to which we face at the beginning and ending of every class. ...
Aikido, Gardening and Teaching
Picture: John Humphris and Cathy Okada, Nishinomiya 1989. A tribute to my late Grandad. by Cathy Okada. Originally shared 11.04.2024During lockdown in late 2019, a family member revealed a cool fact of my family ancestry- we are descendants of Mototsugu (Goto)...
Bag of Rocks
Picture above: "wa" or "harmony". Shodo piece by Ivan Melo. About Aikido training, harmony, and transformation. by Ivan Melo (31.03.2024)The art we have chosen to learn, is or has the potential to be a multilayered and multidimensional practice, which has the capacity...
From Tanabe to Ealing
The cultural and historical context of Aikido and Gyodokan's lineage. Originally posted 31.03.2024Created in Japan by Morihei Ueshiba, one of the highest exponents of martial arts, Aikido is a deeply Japanese art. It sounds obvious, but to appreciate what that...
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7:30pm-8:30pm: Aikido (Adults)
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