Suganuma Sensei’s instructor’s notebook 4

"Light up your feet" – this proverb appears at the entrance of some Zen temples. What is the meaning of this proverb? The above three

Quite a few years ago I learned the Japanese sentence: "Ichi-go Ichi-e". It translates directly into: "One instance, one meeting", but I think that "A once in a lifetime encounter " is closer to the true intent and meaning of the sentence…

Falling down is part of our everyday life. People lose their balance all the time, not only in Aikido practice: It may happen while walking