An excellent student handbook from Aikido West.

Sensei’s Writing

Find Your Inspiration
No Talking-Instructing During Training
Being In Control
Student Training Guidelines
Warm-ups
Misogi
Sempai - Yudansha Guidelines
Teaching Instructions
Thoughts on Power

Yudansha Papers

Yondan essay: Tom Fischer - Appropriate Training
Yondan essay: Calvin Koshiyama - "On"
Sandan essay: Tom Fischer - Accepting Change
Sandan essay: Joe Fischer - Onegaishimasu
Sandan essay: Carol Hoshiko - untitled
Sandan essay: Dale Jolley - Internal Power
Nidan essay: Diana Hedstrom - Living Aikido
Nidan essay: Ed Morin - Searching for that "Something More"
Nidan essay: Derek Hedstrom - Ukemi
Nidan essay: Tom Fischer - Learning to learn
Nidan essay: Joe Fischer - No Mind
Nidan essay: Phyllis Kiehl - The Path Toward Nidan
Nidan essay: Nancy Simel - Steps Along A Journey Toward Nidan
Nidan essay: Ken Blaylock - untitled
Nidan essay: Carol Lambert - untitled
Nidan essay: Chris Swenson - KAESHI WAZA: Blurring the distinction between Uke and Nage
Nidan essay: Calvin Koshiyama - Revelations From One Student's Training In Aikido

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