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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wisdom forged in pain. Part 2
Why aikido keeps producing the same injuries
Nov 26, 2025
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Wisdom forged in pain. Part 1
When pain forced me to find another way
Nov 12, 2025
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The dojo after dark: Aikido's complicated relationship with alcohol
Why the post-training drinks tradition reveals deeper questions about community, performance, and what we're really practicing for
Sep 22, 2025
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Why Aikido dojos fail at marketing and how to fix it. Marketing-do Part 1
A 5-step framework for transforming your dojo from invisible to irresistible through proven marketing and authentic aikido principles
Jul 23, 2025
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Summer aikido reality
How do you handle aiki-vacation when you were never taught what to do alone on the mat, if anything at all
Jul 15, 2025
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