In my first Aikido class in Japan back in 1987, I noticed something in the first five minutes that had nothing to do with technique: the senior students were warming up their attention, not just their bodies. This week's video is about what that actually looks like — and the specific routine I st...

Have you ever felt like your Aikido wasn't improving? Maybe you've even wondered whether you were getting worse. Most of us have experienced that feeling. In this week's video, I share one idea that completely changed how I think about long-term training. What if Aikido isn't primarily teaching t...