Tada
Sensei:
The spirit of martial arts in the present age, and its use
Aikido Journal - Interview with Hiroshi Tada
Recollections of the 2005 Italian Aikido summer camp and of the 2006
seminar. If we trained together in
Other:
Yoshioka-sensei's Aikido Notebook
Aikido Center - Shiohira Sensei's Aikido Philosophy
Endo Shihan Talks (also: Endo Sensei interview 2005)
Chiba Sensei: Structure of Shu, Ha, Ri, and Penetration of Shoshin
Ellis Amdur articles: Hidden in Plain Sight; Peaches: Part I, II, and III.
Finally,
when in doubt:
- Arrive in a clean keiko-gi.
- Arrive in a clean body!
- Cut your fingernails and toenails.
- Pay your dues promptly.
- Wear something on your feet from the changing area to the training area.
- To various degrees, everyone is a representative of their dojo – so be careful of what you do and of what you say, lest you cause your sensei and sempai to receive some of the blame for your stupidity.
- Clean around the dojo without being asked.
- Arrive on time. Being late is not fashionable - it is disrespectful. Habitually late is habitually disrespectful.
- Shut up and train.