Tubing down Provo Canyon River

"A fragrant breeze wandered up from the quiet river, trailed along the riverbank, and drifted back to the river again, wondering where to go next. On a mad impulse it went up to the bank again. It drifted back to the river."*
— Douglas Adams *slightly modified to fit the occasion :)




We were applying sunblock, changing into our swimming suits, and placing everything we didn't need safely in

Aikido Thoughts: Stages of aikido

I just started reading Aikido: The Peaceful Martial Art, by Stefan Stenudd. This one idea in particular was very eye-opening and refreshing. If you are a martial artist, what do you think? What stage are you in? Does this apply to you?Learning aikido can be compared to elements found in nature.STONE “immovable, tense, with sharp edges”*At this point, we are not familiar with using different

Nakayama Sensei's seminar at Jyushinkan Dojo

Image courtesy of Iryna Cherniavska

James Nakayama Sensei was invited to Jyushinkan Dojo (the aikido dojo in Logan, Utah) to teach a seminar from August 13 to Aug. 15, 2010.

Thoughts on the seminarThis seminar was very different than any other seminar I have attended in the past. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that it was my first seminar after attending kenshusei. Perhaps it

TEDxBoulder

Our friend, Thad Roberts, was asked to speak at a TEDx conference in Boulder, Colorado on Aug. 7th, 2010. When Thad told us about this many months ago, we all said "Road Trip!"


Image courtesy of TEDxBoulder

(8/5/10)
There were seven of us that met up and drove from Salt Lake to Denver. Before our adventure began, we fueled up at Cafe Rio, one of our favorite places to eat.


Salem, Yoshi,