Teaching & Mentoring: Guiding Others Back to Themselves
The profound responsibility and joy of guiding others on their Aikido journey, helping them discover not just techniques, but their true selves.
Reflections from the mat and beyond.
Thoughts on martial arts, performance training, and the journey of becoming a complete athlete. Insights from years of training, teaching, and competing.
Return to Practice: Finding My Way Back to the Mat
After years of searching elsewhere, the journey back to Aikido and the rediscovery of what I had been missing all along.
Years of Searching: Lost and Looking Elsewhere
The wilderness years when I left Aikido behind, convinced I needed something more "practical," and what I learned in the searching.
Why I Came Back to Aikido
There wasn't a magic moment. No sudden epiphany. Just a quiet pause in a noisy day… and the familiar smell of the mat.
Early Training: Started Aikido at Age 5
The formative years that shaped not just my technique, but my understanding of what it means to move through the world with presence and purpose.