This weekend, after starting a new round of physical therapy for my knee, I experimented with McConnell Taping to see if it could keep my patella in place. I’d tried something like this before, and was pretty skeptical.
To my surprise, the technique not only moved my kneecap into a more proper location, the tape actually held through hours of hot, sweaty aikido practice, including kneeling and suwariwaza techniques. I definitely will be using this technique in the future.
Shobu Aikido Vermont Summer Gasshukku with William Gleason Sensei
This weekend I had the pleasure of training with William (Bill) Gleason Sensei, who taught several classes at our dojo in Woodstock, Vermont. Gleason Sensei has been incorporating more techniques to develop internal control and power into his teachings, which is still new to me, and very interesting. I am looking forward to more of this training in the near future.
Aikido Summer Camp in the Rockies 2009
I spent last week in Colorado at Boulder Aikikai’s Aikido Summer Camp in the Rockies. It was a solid week of Aikido training, several hours a day, with some of the world’s highest-ranked Aikido instructors, in some of the most beautiful territory I’ve ever been. Needless to say, I had a great time. Continue reading “Aikido Summer Camp in the Rockies 2009”
Gogol Bordello: Lessons Learned in Caffeine, Punctuality and Randori
Delayed blog post alert!
I saw Gogol Bordello, a gypsy punk band, perform in Burlington, VT on June 6. I learned a few things, and validated others which I already knew. Continue reading “Gogol Bordello: Lessons Learned in Caffeine, Punctuality and Randori”
Aikido Seminar with William Gleason Sensei
This weekend I attended an Aikido seminar with William Gleason Sensei at Shobu Aikido of the Berkshires. While it would be somewhat pointless to discuss much of the subject matter in this forum, it is sufficient to say that training with Gleason Sensei is, at the very least, awesome. His grasp of Aikido is unique among anyone with whom I’ve trained, and I highly recommend any aikidoka who have the opportunity to train with him do so.
Gleason Sensei will be teaching a seminar at my home dojo, Shobu Aikido Vermont, in August.
100 Push Ups, Summer, and Aikido
I haven’t been paying as much attention to my personal blog, but have been rather active over at the corporate one instead. Continue reading “100 Push Ups, Summer, and Aikido”