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Sensei Jay
Oct 16, 20226 min read
Don Quixote de la Aikido
We are hosting Sensei Wee-Wow Dumlao at our Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 29 starting at 10:00 am.
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Sensei Jay
Aug 18, 20225 min read
Throwing Up
August 18, 2022 Hellos Let’s welcome back Annie Small who has formally returned from her shoulder surgery. Please also welcome David to...
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Sensei Jay
Aug 1, 20228 min read
The Rosetta Stone
August 1, 2022 This letter is structured a little differently as it is dedicated to one idea - Aikido and the Rosetta Stone, an analogy...
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Sensei Jay
Jul 20, 20227 min read
Give Up and Follow Others
ASNJ, founded in 1977, is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year.
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Sensei Jay
Jun 29, 20226 min read
On The Cutting Edge
Fourth of July – The dojo is closed on Monday July 4th. We will have regular class on Saturday and Sunday. Have a great weekend!
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Sensei Jay
Jun 17, 20227 min read
A Fair Day
“Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.”
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Sensei Jay
Jun 7, 20225 min read
Seminars and Tests
“I want considerate people to listen to the voice of Aikido. It is not for correcting others; it is for correcting your own mind.”
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Sensei Jay
May 26, 20224 min read
Smoothie
“A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.”
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Sensei Jay
Apr 15, 20227 min read
Can You Share Some Change?
Easter – Sunday, April 17. We are CLOSED.
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Sensei Jay
Apr 9, 20229 min read
Holy Tao
Sharon Domingez. She was there in the very beginning of my Aikido journey, one of the first people to say hi to me when I stepped on the mat
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Sensei Jay
Apr 1, 20228 min read
Snake Creeps Up
‘To compete in techniques, winning and losing, is not true budo. True budo knows no defeat. "Never defeated" means "never fighting."
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Sensei Jay
Mar 30, 20225 min read
Get a Rise Out of Aikido
March 30, 2022 Foreword I am sticking with the Foreword section I added last week. Why? Because it makes me laugh. I am sore from doing...
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Sensei Jay
Mar 21, 20226 min read
Patches
One of the items left by Stickles Sensei was a bag full of ASNJ patches.
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Sensei Jay
Mar 10, 20227 min read
Congratulations
I am honored and proud to announce the promotion of two very special people: Frank Pakulski and Danny Small to Yondan
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Sensei Jay
Mar 3, 20228 min read
It is Not the How but the Why
“The techniques of Aikido change constantly; every encounter is unique, and the appropriate response should emerge naturally. Today's techni
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