Aikido Masters Self-Defense Academy was invited to demonstrate at Salisbury Middle School on Tuesday January 26th, 2010. The seventh grade was doing a section on Japanese history and so we were asked to demonstrate several of the arts of the Samurai. The kids were amazed at the techniques of the samurai sword, the dynamic throws of Jujutsu and the movements of Aikido. Aiki-jo, hanbo and Kempo were also shown and discussed. Students Christopher Myers, Jeremiah Henning, Pete Kollar, Wade Bailey and Ramsey Veitch assisted the demonstration.
On October 24th, 2009 David Nemeroff, Soke-dai demonstrated Aikido at Kinokuniya bookstore in Manhattan, N.Y. There was a great crowd and a lot of support. Special thanks to students Ramsey Veitch, Chris Myers and Pete Kollar for being great uke and making the trip to be there. Thanks to the other friends, family and students that also made the event. I look forward to seeing you all at the next book signing on December 12th at the Barnes and Noble in the Promenade Shops, Center Valley PA.
Since the publishing of my book “Enter into Aikido” I have had a lot of positive feedback. If you have read the book or just heard about it, I would love to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to comment
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that I will be doing a book signing on September 19th at the local Borders bookstore. It is located on Macarthur Rd. in Whitehall at 1 pm. I look forward to seeing everyone there and I will be happy to answer any questions about the book and/or the impetus for writing it in the first place. Even if you know nothing about the martial arts this event will be both informative and pertinent to people of all walks of life. Please feel free to invite friends and family to this event.
Another year of success at Sportsfest. There were several different schools that participated and it was nice to see familiar faces again in ‘09. Aikido Masters Self-Defense Academy members did a great job. After rigorous amounts of practice, everyone’s technique turned out clean and precise. The demo really impressed onlookers and they gave a lot of positive feedback. I am proud of you all.
Many times as we go through our Aikido training we go through mental tests. Sometimes they manifest as a technique that is giving us problems or feeling like we can’t do anything right and our skill level is getting worse instead of better. It may also be that we have difficulty practicing with another member. These are times that test our resolve. Are you going to persevere and work through them or give up and quit? Those who work through the issue ultimately become better for it. Those who quit miss the point of Budo and training in the first place. Ego got in the way.
In Aikido and in all aspects of life, we all go through peaks and valleys and it is our responsibility to learn from them. Just as we strengthen the body by challenging it, our mind and spirit must also be challenged. Do not give in; Practice shoshin (beginner’s mind) and evolve.
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The lessons of the dojo are not just for combat. In fact, most people will never get into a physical confrontation. Therefore, the lessons of the dojo can be applied to all of life if we internalize them. How we interact with people, our environment and the world around us can be improved when the lesson of Aiki are incorporated. For instance, if we learn how to redirect and diffuse a situation instead of escalating it, a positive resolution instead of an argument between two people can be the result.
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