No Beginning and No End
Picture: Cathy Okada & Ivan Melo at Kōshōji in Uji, in 2023 on the anniversary of their Jukai ceremony. Written by Cathy Okada"Very great congratulations on your Jukai and really happy to join you on the Way without beginning or end!” A zen teacher and fellow...
A Year of Gyodokan
A reflection, written by Ivan Melo, September 2024 As we return to training after our short summer break, with great memories and sharpened skills from the Aikido of London summer camp, we can’t help but to also remember it’s been a year since Gyodokan opened its...
Aikido Styles
Written by Ivan Melo In the world of Aikido, it has become extremely popular to talk about styles. The most common one, is considering a political entity or institution a “style”. “They are Aikikai”, “he is from Iwama”, “she does Tomiki” and so on. Also often...
Hai, Sensei!
Article by Ivan Melo “The Japanese way of teaching and learning anything, whether it is art or making sushi or practicing Zen, is a lot of watching, eventual doing, being super confused and yet not asking questions, having someone inevitably correct you, and then...
Kenshō- Seeing One’s True Nature
Pictured: "Kenshō" Shodo piece by Ivan Melo on Gyodokan Kamiza. About our new dojo calligraphy piece. by Ivan Melo (18.04.2024) This week our dojo got a new calligraphy piece for the kamiza, the altar to which we face at the beginning and ending of every class. ...
Aikido, Gardening and Teaching
Picture: John Humphris and Cathy Okada, Nishinomiya 1989. A tribute to my late Grandad. by Cathy Okada. Originally shared 11.04.2024During lockdown in late 2019, a family member revealed a cool fact of my family ancestry- we are descendants of Mototsugu (Goto)...
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