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Aikido

Posted in Aikido, Communication, Morality, Peace, Spirituality on June 7, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Tonight at Aikido our sensei mentioned something that hit home pretty hard. He mentioned that the difference between aikido and other martial arts is its focus on effecting change in the world – without causing pain. The idea is to alleviate conflict without causing harm to your aggressor. And this got me to thinking a [...]

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Communication

Posted in Communication on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Ok, I confess, I am thoroughly confused about communication these days. It seems that in the “old” days there were some standards of communication. You meet someone new, you shake their hand. You talk to someone you are unfamiliar with, you say “sir” or “maam”. You want to date someone, the guy calls the girl first. Etc. Etc. Etc…

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