Why your brain is trying to make you quit aikido (and it’s working exactly as designed). Part 1

What the plateau reveals about how motivation actually works

Feb 11 • Dokiai Media

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January 2026

I thought I failed every exam I ever took. Part 3: Why exam stress happens and how to work with it

Three mechanisms that reduce harmful exam stress and why aikido should study performance science

Jan 28 • Dokiai Media

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I thought I failed every exam I ever took. Part 2: Why my students stopped being nervous

How extended preparation and simple structure changed exam behavior without adding pressure.

Jan 14 • Dokiai Media

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December 2025

I thought I failed every exam I ever took. Part 1: Why exam anxiety reveals

What exam anxiety reveals about attention, pressure, and how progression is measured.

Dec 31, 2025 • Dokiai Media

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Wisdom forged in pain. Part 3

How pain rewires movement intelligence

Dec 10, 2025 • Dokiai Media

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November 2025

Wisdom forged in pain. Part 2

Why aikido keeps producing the same injuries

Nov 26, 2025 • Dokiai Media

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Wisdom forged in pain. Part 1

When pain forced me to find another way

Nov 12, 2025 • Dokiai Media

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October 2025

Presence is the practice. Part 4: Translating aikido to people who’ll never step on a mat

If most people won't do Aikido, can we still bring it to them?

Oct 28, 2025

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The teacher who put students first

European Aikido Voices: Nadia Korichi on choosing integrity over institutions

Oct 22, 2025 • Dokiai Media

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Presence is the practice. Part 3: Redefining the Aikido teacher for life beyond the mat

What if the real gift we offer isn’t instruction but presence?

Oct 14, 2025 • Dokiai Media

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What the online aikido community revealed about gender balance

What practitioners validate, what they reject, and what institutions fail to address

Oct 6, 2025 • Dokiai Media

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September 2025

Presence is the practice. Part 2: The social side of centering

Why being grounded isn’t enough if you can't express it

Sep 30, 2025

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