INTERVIEW WITH M.KANAI SENSEI PART 1

August 17, 1991Interview by Robert Whelan Question Sensei, what is meant by your statements that you feel as if the physical training and philosophical ideas of Aikido are not coordinated? Sensei Yes, the philosophy, the ‘thinking’ that people want is a different dimension. Question Do they get distracted by the idea that Aikido is supposed to be ‘love’ and then […]

KANAI SENSEI SPEAKS IN IRELAND

“There are at two kinds of strength or power. The first is contracting strength that you use and experience when you lift something, or pull something and your muscles contract toward you. The other is a different kind of strength that occurs when you extend your muscles, such as when you push something or throw […]