Suganuma Sensei’s instructor’s notebook 2

"During season changes, many people complain of bad physical condition. Proper health management is part of “self-defense”. (page 79 in the book by Suganuma Morito

Sato Issai Sensei (1772-1859) was the head teacher at the High Academy of Confucianism Studies. He taught and educated Japanese leaders, and even wrote a few books…

As we know, while we practice Aikido, we switch roles continuously, and half the time our role is that of “Uke”, meaning we accept the technique. Even though we spend 50 percent of the time in this role, there are hardly any texts explaining the essence of it.