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Mindset
Shoshin: Beginner's Mind in Aikido | Hizashikan Coventry
The most honoured rank in any dojo is beginner's mind — and it is the one rank everyone is trying to get back to.
August 2026 · 4 min read
Parents
What Aikido actually teaches a child about bullying
Not how to win a fight — how to stand in a way that means the fight never starts.
July 2026 · 6 min read
Training
The art of falling: why ukemi comes first
Before a single technique, every student learns to hit the ground and get up unhurt.
July 2026 · 7 min read
Bushido
Bushido, quietly: the old code in a modern dojo
Rectitude, courage, benevolence — seven virtues that survive as habits rather than history.
June 2026 · 7 min read
Mindset
Too Busy for Aikido? That Might Be Exactly When You Need It
Sometimes the best way to see a problem differently is to stop staring at it for a while.
April 2026 · 8 min read