Suganuma Sensei’s instructor’s notebook 4

“An Aikido practice that builds the partner. An Aikido practice that crashes the partner. An Aikido practice in which both the partner and me become

A few months ago, I sent Suganuma Sensei a letter, in which I asked for his interpretation of the sentence: “One Day – A Whole Life”. I am happy to enclose the translation of Sensei’s explanation.

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…