#Aikie's choice

[jolieeason]

December 2023 Wrap Up

Here is what I read/posted/won/received/bought in November. As always, let me know if you have read any of these books and (if you did) what you thought of them. Books I Read: Books Reviewed: Mister Lullaby by J.H. Markert—review here Sister of Starlit Seas by Terry Brooks—review here Deceptive Silence by Reily Garrett—review here Hard Check Holiday by Ann Hunter—review here Echoes of…

[badaleesbish]

Toxic ° 2 | Bada Lee x Reader

°SUMMARY:

" 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚌."

" 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚊 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚗 𝚍𝚛𝚞𝚐, 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚌."

~ 𝙺𝚎𝚑𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚒 - 𝚃𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚌

°CW:

𝚝𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚌 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙, 𝙱𝚊𝚍𝚊 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚝, 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝙱𝚊𝚍𝚊 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙱𝚊𝚍𝚊, 𝙳𝙸𝙳 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙾𝙵 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳‼️ 𝚂𝙾𝚁𝚁𝚈 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙺𝙴𝚂‼️

"Where the fuck are you going?"

"Bada, don't start your shit with our child here."

Bada turns towards the small girl who is sitting on the floor playing with her dolls and bends down to her level.

"Baby girl, will you go to your room so Mommy and I can talk?"

"Okay, but hurry, I want to go see Aunt Tatter."

"Okay, sweet girl, it will be quick."

You and Bada watched as your daughter skipped off to her room, but once she was out of sight, Bada started her shit once again.

"So Imma ask you again. Where the fuck are you going?"

"Out."

"Dressed like that?"

You placed the finishing touches on your makeup and outfit of choice as Bada stood there waiting for a response to her question. You stood up from your vanity, gathering your belongings, and headed towards your bedroom door, but Bada stepped in your way, causing you to damn near run into her chest.

"Bada, please move. I don't want to fight."

"I don't want to fight either. I just don't want you to go out dressed like that."

"Bada, she'll be here soon. Just let me say bye to my baby."

As you tried to step around Bada to walk out of the room, Bada grabbed your arm, pulling you back towards her, bringing you close to her chest. The grip around your arm tightened as you tried to pull away from her.

"Bada.... let go of me. You're hurting me."

"Who is she?"

"My date, Bada."

Bada clenched her cheek, hearing those words come from your mouth. She didn't like it. It pissed her off. You are hers. No one else can have you and treat you the way she can.

"You're not going."

"Yes, I am. Now, let me go."

"No... you can't do this to me. Baby, please. I need you."

"NO, I'M NOT FALLING FOR YOUR SHIT ANYMORE, BADA LEE! NOW, LET! ME! GO!"

"Baby..."

As Bada began to speak, a small voice calling out stopped her, dropping your arm as she turned to see the face of her daughter appearing with tears streaming down her little face.

"Mama..."

"Oh, baby, don't cry."

"Why are you and Mommy being mean to each other?"

Your heart began to break as you watched your daughter cry her little eyes out. You walked over picking up your daughter as she cried into your neck. You looked Bada, shaking your head at her actions that caused this whole thing, her anger. Bada stood there with tears in her eyes as she was completely shocked at her own actions and that she made her daughter cry.

"Bada... I think it's time for you to leave."

"My love... I'm so..."

"Just stop, Bada. Leave. Now."

As Bada walked out of your bedroom towards the front door. She could hear your daughter calling out her. Bada gripped the door knob as tears fell from her eyes, leaning her body against the door. As much as she wanted to turn back and try to pick up all the broken pieces of the family picture that had been picked up and put back together over and over again, she couldn't at least not right now.

"MAMA... MAMA..."

Bada opened the front door of your apartment, slamming it behind her, causing the family picture on the wall to crash to the floor.

"I can't sit around and watch you love someone else. I feel like I'm in the way of what you really want."

"Aiki, where is this coming from? I've only been with you in the past month."

"Tell me the truth..."

"I am! I don't know what more you want, Aiki."

Aiki pulled two pregnancy tests from her pocket and shoved them into your face. Your eyes widened as the tests were pushed into your face. There was nothing for you to say. You made this bed, and now you have to lay in it.

"So you're pregnant. You've been sleeping with her."

"Aiki..."

"I am so sick of picking up the fucking pieces after that bitch shatters your heart over and over again."

"Aiki, I'm sorry."

"That's all you have to say... 'Sorry'. Like it's going to fix this shit."

"Baby, please. I was just lonely, and she came over... everything happened so fast."

"So what? You fuck her every time she shows up at your door."

"No..."

"You know what, I'm done. I'm not about to be your second option to a bitch that breaks you down any chance she fucking gets."

Aiki threw the test down and began to gather all her belongings around your apartment as you follow behind her.

"Aiki, this isn't fair."

"What's not fair? You're getting what you want, right?"

"No, because I want you. That moment meant nothing to me, and I regret it."

"I don't believe you. You're just going to go right back to her every time. Love, you can't have your cake and eat it too."

"Aiki, please don't do this to me."

"Goodbye, love."

Aiki placed a peck onto your forehead before walking towards the door, but you grabbed her arm to pull her back to you. Gripping onto her shirt as your tears soaked her shirt. As much as it pains her, Aiki removed your hands from her body and walked out the door as your sobs grew heavier.

You knew everything Aiki said was true. It's like Bada had this grip on you. Her poisonous fangs were sink into you more and more, and you need her poison to survive in a way. You can't love anyone else, have anyone. She is the one. The only one.

You sat on the couch of your quiet apartment, staring at the blank television in front of you as tears rolled down your cheeks. You couldn't even sob anymore only allow the tears to fall in silence. A light knock at your door knocked you from the silence trance like state you were in. You shuffled to your feet, slowly walking towards the door opened to see the face of the person that hurt you the most but you loved the most.

"Hey..."

"Hi..."

You stepped aside, allowing Bada to walk into your apartment. Without utter a single word, Bada wrapped her arms around your body, pulling you into her warm embrace as you began to break down in the arms of your ex lover. Bada placed light pecks on the top of your head as she tried to keep her cry silence.

"I'm so sorry, my love. So so so sorry."

As you sobbed her arms, you felt yourself growing angry. She is the reason you are this way. She is the reason why Aiki left. She is the reason you can't love. She is the reason you can't leave. She is the reason for everything.

You pushed Bada away causing her to stumble back a bit. You wanted to hurt like she hurt you, crush her heart like she crushed yours. Your fist pound against her chest as you looked her through the tears in your eyes.

"You did this to me."

"I can't have anyone because of you."

"And I hate you for that."

"I hate you, Bada Lee."

Every blow to Bada's chest made her stumble as you took your anger and rage out on her. Every word broke Bada's heart, the fact that she caused you this much pain and didn't stop. Just kept shattering your heart knowing that every time she left you, she took a piece of your heart with her.

"I hate you for making me love you so much, Bada Lee."

"Why couldn't you just love me, Bada Lee?"

"Why?"

As you lifted your fist to strike Bada once more, she grabbed you wrist stopping you before the impact. Bada brought your hands to her lips placing kisses along your knuckles as you try to pull away. Bada pulled you towards the couch and released your wrist, allowing you the sit down as she sat next to you with her head in her hands. She ran her hands over her face, wiping away her tears as she took a deep breath before speaking.

"I know that there is nothing that I can say that would fix this mess that I caused."

"I just want to know why. Why did you leave me? Why did you cheat on me? Why couldn't you love me as much as I loved you?"

"There's no excuse for the cheating or leaving you, but I have always loved you. Never stopped loving you."

"Well... what was that shit earlier today? You have never done something like that to me as long as we have been together. Honestly, it kinda scared me."

"I was so angry that there was someone else giving you the love and affection that I should have been giving you. Like someone was in my spot. I am so sorry for putting my hands on you, hurting you, and scaring you and our babygirl. I am so sorry."

You sat there listening as Bada's pleads her case, taking in this moment. This is something that was really needed. Some type of closure on your very toxic relationship with Bada. Even though you didn't get the reason behind the cheating, you were just glad that Bada was finally realizing that pain that she has caused the family the two of you created together.

"Again, I know there is nothing that I can say to fix this, but I need my family back. You keep me sane."

"We need you here with us, but how will I ever trust you again?"

"We can start over from the beginning of our relationship, and I'll keep my distance until you're ready to move forward."

"Okay, but I have something to tell you, and I hope it doesn't scare you off again."

You shifted uncomfortably on the couch, positioning your body to face Bada. You opened your mouth to speak but hesitated, glance fell into your lap as you began to fidget with your fingers. Bada gently placed her hand over yours, her thumb grazed over the palm of your hand. You glanced up to Bada as she gave you a warm smile.

"You can tell me, baby. I'm not going anywhere. I'm here. Forever."

You placing your hand into Bada's, interlocking your hands with one another before taking a deep breath to speak.

"Well... I'm pregnant and it's yours. I haven't been with anyone else, sexually anyways."

A smile creeped onto Bada's lips as she leaned in, placing a kiss upon your lips.

"I guess I have three babies to take care of now."

"I guess so. I love you, Bada."

"I love you too, my love."

That's all you wanted to hear from Bada.

She LOVES you.

She meant it this time.

That's all Bada wanted.

Her family back.

She meant it this time.

A/N:

𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝙸 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚌 𝚜𝚘 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜. 𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙵𝚄𝙲𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠. 𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍! 💙

[phoxey]

“Do you need some help there?”

Roommate!Bada x fem!reader

CW: This is pure smut. 18+, MDNI, porn without plot.

Living with Bada was easy for two reasons. First, she was your best friend and knew you like no one else. Second, she was always busy, so you basically have an entire apartment to yourself, in which your best friend would occasionally hang out in too.

Bada had been on a business trip to Japan, for the past week now, so you had been all alone in the apartment for days on end. In fact, you barely even knew what day it was. Since Bada was gone you could have people over and do things that would usually bother her, but your booty call Aiki cancelled last minute, leaving you horny all week.

You usually didn’t like taking matters into your own hands, but by now you had basically no choice. Your mind was only running horny thoughts. No matter how much you tried to distract yourself. So, you ended up on the couch with your hand deep in your sweatpants. Your eyes were closed, and your lips pressed together, trying to concentrate on what you were doing and on your pleasure. It was difficult, to focus on the pleasure and also to keep moving, to stay in the mindset.

“You need help?”

Your head immediately jerked up and you opened your eyes in shock. Bada sat next to you on the couch. Her luggage still in the hallway. She smirked at you.

“You are back! Fuck… sorry…”, you rambled, your heart was racing in embarrassment.

“I’m back early. You must have been very horny, I know you hate doing this yourself.”, Bada grinned.

“Yeah…”, you breathed out. Suddenly you were hyperaware of how close Bada was. How the couch moved when she shifted her weight, how her hand rested on your thigh, how you could feel her breath on your cheek.

“Let me help you.”, she whispered.

“A-Are you sure?”, you asked. You didn’t want things to become weird between you two.

“Very much so.”, Bada said and gently pulled your hand out of your sweatpants, only for her hand to snake itself into them. “Hmmm, let’s get you wet.”

“Wha-!”, you wanted to ask, but Bada’s lips were already on yours and her tongue in your mouth. You had no time anymore to think about what all of this meant or what was going through Bada’s head. Your head spun like crazy.

Bada’s fingers found your clit easily, despite never having touched you there before. Slowly she started rubbing, and you began to feel yourself getting wetter. Bada’s efforts allowed you to sink into the feeling.

The more you moaned the harder it was for Bada to capture your lips in a kiss, so she moved deliberately to your neck, where she lost herself. She knew you didn’t like penetration, due to all of your sexual deep talks you guys had, so her fingers only teased your entrance, but never actually dipped into it. Rather, two fingers spread you a little, so your clit was unprotected for Bada’s merciless third finger.

“You like that?”, Bada whispered against your throat.

“Shit… Bada… How?”, you managed to get out between desperate moans.

“I have done this a lot in my dreams.”, she muttered.

You were too lost in your pleasure, so your mind didn’t even register the sudden confession of your best friend. Your hips twitched involuntarily. Bada’s other hand pushed your shirt up, you rarely wore a bra, so the sudden cold made your nipples perk up. Greedily Bada leaned down to take one into her mouth, swirling her tongue around it. You threw your head back, moaning loudly. She kissed and licked everywhere until every part of your chest was glistening with her spit.

“I always wanted to do that… fuck.”, Bada cursed under her breath. She said this mostly to herself.

“Keep going, Bada… please.”, you begged her, as you were on the verge of your orgasm.

Bada gladly complied, but she soon noticed that you seemed to teeter on the edge but couldn’t seem to finish. Your face showing desperation and discomfort, rather than pleasure and relaxation. Bada quickly moved and before you could stop her, she was kneeling between your knees and had pulled down your pants.

Like a hungry tigress she eyed you. You bit your lip and blushed at her stare. Then a relieved moan left your mouth when Bada finally moved in. Her tongue was much gentler than her finger but just as skilled. Your legs closed around her head, but she forced your thighs apart again.

Did you just hear a moan out of her mouth? Was she enjoying this? Judging by her eagerness, she did.

Bada reached up, to cup your breasts, letting her fingers flick over your nipples. You squirmed under her care, but she didn’t let you escape. Her face was buried deep into you. She was sucking and licking like her life depended on it, as though she needed it like breathing.

“Bada… please… I’m close…”, you moaned, your hand finding its way into her hair, just pulling her closer.

The orgasm that washed through you was so strong that you had to sit up. Bada gently worked you through it. When it was over you fell back into the cushions of the couch, breathing heavily and exhausted.

Bada slowly ascended from her place between your legs, to join you on the couch.

“Good?”, she asked.

“Too good.”, you answered and looked at her. Her face was wet because of you. Mesmerized you reached up and cupped her cheek, wiping with your thumb over the corner of her mouth.

“I am glad, I could help you.”, she whispered and kissed your thumb.

You smiled fondly at her, but as she took your thumb into her mouth, something within you stirred again. Especially when you noticed how she was shifting, and her thighs rubbed together. You know what was going on in her mind.

“Do you need some help there?”

[riririnnnn]

So, Hiiragi, Niko and Zantetsu lost.

And we all can correctly predict that it was Zantetsu that was chosen—it was a surprise for me to be honest. I mean, the Nagi trio already had Chigiri with them, so picking up another speed-based player confused me a bit. I have only read that Manga superficially, so I can't say much about Hiiragi but I do think that he was a real good player.

All in all, Niko seemed like a better choice, but I guess we'll get to know why Zantetsu got chosen. Maybe Nagi got nostalgic or something? Lol.

Now, there are 4 members in the Team, and in the match, we'll have Kiyora. Why? Because firstly, Nagi's team was the SECOND team in the second selection to have completed it, so it makes sense that they win again 'cause if they were to lose, then there would make THREE matches in total and that'll delay things, you know.

So now, who is going to be with Kiyora?

An easy prediction is: Karasu, Otoya and Yukimiya.

This prediction makes sense since this trio was the THIRD group to have completed the second selection.

BUT!

These three already have character developments further in the manga, you know. I think, Kaneshiro-san will use Nagi Spin-off as a chance to showcase other side characters like Hiiragi, low-key, came into the table seemingly out of nowhere.

I can't write ALL the possible teams because, haha, that's HELLA lot, so let's take a small dive individually:

1. Himizu Aiki

Team: Third with Karasu, Otoya, Yukimiya.

Bro looks so fucking rad! I mean, his character is too fucking pretty to just be a side character, so I think he could be with Kiyora because that way he'd be in the limelight. Honestly, I want more of him, he is just too gorgeous.

2. Yuzu Haruhiko

Team: Third with Karasu, Otoya, Yukimiya.

He looks like a cutie patootie! I remember one of my Fanfic's reader said that his hair looks like spring onions and I can't unsee, LMAO.

He had been near the focus in some panels during second selection. He, in fact, had a line too when Aryu was asking players to play against them and everybody was refusing, but Anime cut it out—I got a bit mad since he looked adorably funny in the panel.

He has also been seen hanging out with Hiiragi in the background (I'm not quite sure).

3. Tsunzaki Taiga

Team: Fourth with Nanase and Hiiragi.

A good design to be honest. I don't remember much of him, but yeah, he has been near the focus of panels too.

4. Endoji Akira

Team: Fourth with Nanase and Hiiragi.

A HELLA FREAKING COOL DESIGN!

He was present during the match where Shidou got electrocuted and he had some lines too. Idk why but he just seems like a character too good to be thrown out without any screentime.

5. Saramadara Kairu

Team: Fifth with Niko and Hiori.

He actually has a fair amount of details like he is a surfer and is considered pretty intimidating looking by his peers. He was against Isagi, Rin and Shidou during the tryouts too. Would love to see more of him.

6. Ishikari Yukio

Team: Fifth with Niko and Hiori.

Tall af—bro is like 2 metres tall. He was one of those characters about whom something was spoken in the JFU building by Isagi or Kira Idk I don't remember. He had lines too and gave a head pass in a match too.

Looks chill af tho.

7. Nishioka Hajime

Team: Fifth with Hiori and Niko.

He seems like the most probable option because Aomori's Messi, you know. Bro is low-key a meme material in the Fandom tbh.

It seems like the perfect time to showcase his talent which has been hyped up till now. Further, do you remember that Barou, Naruhaya and Nishioka had teamed up and they lost and then Nishi was chosen? What if the choosing team had Kiyora in it?

So it makes perfect sense for Barou to hold a grudge with Kiyora for choosing someone else over him. To add more spice, what if Kiyora had said some outrageous stuffs to Barou? Makes sense!

You getting me, right?

8. Shiguma Kyohei

Team: Sixth with Raichi, Gagamaru and Wanima.

He is canonically a reserved person—that additional time with Chigiri + Saramadara + him. A gentle giant. His character design doesn't stand out much tho. Also, mathematically, two person with that much Team number difference seems really taxing, but I can't say much since Kurona had a rank of 4 too and yet he was in the last team.

9. Tanaka Shingen

Team: Sixth with Raichi, Gagamaru and Wanima.

Appeared in an additional time and in that Blue Lock Bible or something, he was ranked as one of the least appealing boys to girls too.

He seems close to Gagamaru tho.

10. Sokura Tetsu

Team: Seventh with Shidou, Reo, Igarashi and Kurona.

Can't seem to be able to add his pic but he seems rather.. plain looking. That's all. I don't remember him in any panels at all too.

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If my mathematics is correct then Niko played like 6-10 matches during second selection. Bro was DONE by the end of it.

[h1mmel]

houkai gakuen 2; aiki fanfic

a short modern au college fanfic of aisha and kika <3 in my heart they are alive and happy together

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It was the kind of rainy day where things seemed colorless amid the bustling streets of the city. People came and went about their busy lives, not paying much mind to the dull weather and dim, lifeless chatter of passersby.

A tired college-age student by the name of Mushoku Kika was hurrying along, walking at a brisk pace in hopes to keep the laptop in her bag from getting wet. Eventually, as the downpour filled the streets and only continued to get worse, the girl opted to stop and attempt to find shelter while she waited for the rain to pass.

Of course, definitely not a factor of Kika’s own biased selection, the shop she slipped into happened to be a cafe. It also, of course, definitely wasn’t as if she’d almost used up her school meal pointcard only a month into the semester and knew the location of every cafe and bakery in town by now. This particular one, however, she was yet to visit, so it couldn’t hurt to have a treat while she was waiting, right?

While there was a brisk chill to the outside air that had seeped through Kika’s jacket, the sudden warmth of the cafe was a sudden but welcome encounter. As expected from a cafe, it smelled delightful, and the girl’s eyes instantly drew to a large case filled with pastries.

Among the trays were cookies frosted to look like various animals and designs, slices of neatly decorated cake in many types, and a collection of danishes and malasadas in multiple flavors, among other things. Kika was so engrossed in her choices that she hadn’t noticed the strawberry-haired barista behind the counter, waiting patiently to take her order. Several very long moments of deliberation passed before she had somewhat made up her mind and glanced up to find she was being waited on.

“Ah, hello… could I please have one cherry turnover, one maple doughnut, and one birthday cake pop?”

“Of course!” the bright-eyed barista pressed a few buttons on her screen, then cast another glance upwards. “Do you want something to drink as well?”

“Hmm,” Kika paused for a moment. Normally, she’d order a hot chocolate, as caffeine wasn’t something she preferred to have much of on the daily, but it seemed like a waste to visit a coffee shop and not try any coffee. “I want… something sweet. Would you recommend anything?”

“How about…” the pink-haired girl pursed her lips together in thought for a moment. “An affogato! It’s like, a coffee root beer float. I think you would like one of those if you have a sweet tooth.”

Kika had never heard of this before, but it couldn’t hurt to try something new. “Sure. I’ll have one of those as well.”

“Alright-y, and can I have your name please?”

Kika accidentally made brief eye contact with the girl, who offered her a friendly smile, and she felt her cheeks burn with embarrassment slightly.

“It’s Kika.”

“Aww, that’s a pretty name! Okay, it’s gonna be a couple minutes for the coffee, alright? You can have a seat and I’ll bring it out for you.”

Kika’s flustered emotions were quickly replaced with a moment of anxiety while she passed her point card over to the girl. One day, the university was going to put a stop to her daily snack breaks and the card was going to decline, but it seemed today was not going to be that day, thankfully. She breathed a silent sigh of relief as she slipped it back into her wallet and headed to take a seat.

The girl draped her damp jacket over the back of her chair to dry, taking a seat and setting her bag on the table. If she wasn’t going to make it to class on time, she might as well try to catch up, as much of a pain as it was.

However, Kika’s attention wasn’t easily held by her schoolwork, and she quickly found her eyes wandering back to the cute barista who was now busy at work behind the counter, making espresso. She hadn’t noticed initially, but there was a name tag attached to the girl’s pink apron, though it was too far away for her to see now. Kika waited patiently until the girl finished, coming out carrying a coffee mug and plate of pastries.

“Here you go! I hope you enjoy~” there was a singsong note to the pink-haired girl’s voice as she set Kika’s sweets down in front of her.

“They look so good,” Kika couldn’t tear her eyes away from the plate. “Did you make these?”

“Yep! I bake most of the stuff here,” the girl replied with a smile. “I’ve gotta get back to work now, but let me know what you think, alright?”

Before Kika could remember that she was going to ask the girl’s name, she was already gone, lost behind the sea of people who had suddenly lined up at the counter. However, when she glanced down at her plate, she saw a note written on the napkin.

Aisha ❤️ 0865317365

She'd left her phone number? The cute barista had given her her phone number, and Kika thought she might die on the spot.

Needless to say, Kika didn't get through much of her schoolwork as usual, and didn't return home until there were several missed calls from her parents as usual asking for her whereabouts, and the cafe finally closed for the day.

[singingunderthecurtain]

Favorite Fics I

To be honest with you all, I probably read all these people’s writings already and I’m just gonna link some of my faves here. Don’t get me wrong all their pieces are my fave, but when I say fave I meant fics that made me feel feelings and/or made me cry like a fuckin’ bitch, so yeah.  😂😂😂

Here goes nothing!  😅😅😅

@soobadnoonecanstopher

Lori is the first EXO fic author I actually loved since joining the fandom last year. I remember I found her on AFF lmfao (Also before reading her DKS fics, I only see him as my son. Now I blame her because I get thirsty for Kyungsoo now!!!)

MASTERLIST

Daisy (DKS) - God fuckin damn this ruined Kyungsoo for me (in a good way of course lol)

All His (DKS) - After reading about the SNS/Facebook part, I immediately checked my FB account and privated my thirsty posts about Junmyeon. Lmfao you know just in case he checks my FB for some reason looool

The Price of Privilege (D.O.)

I Give Up (BBH) - Who doesn’t like IGU, amiright? ;)

2AM (KMS) - This fuels my Minseok feels every time I read it.

Just Regular Stuff (KJM) - First EXO smut I ever read. It was hard to read this at first because I was an EXO smut Virgin and Suho is my bias and just… I felt like a pre-teen who accidentally found and watched porn for the first time!!!

The Crisis (KJM feat DKS)

@enaasteria

For some reason, her writing style is… aesthetically pleasing. Lol idk how to describe it!!!

MASTERLIST

Apartment 5108 (OSH) - I wasn’t actually planning on reading this because it has a lot of chapters lmfao (Don’t judge me, I have a phase where I only wanna read oneshots. But I looove reading long series now!!!) But I’m glad I read it because holy fucking shit, this fic speaks to me in all levels (e.g hiding scars, unrequited love etc) Also the number 1, 5, and 8 are very significant to me. I always see it everywhere so this fic piqued my curiosity.

Red (OSH)

@pcyxiukai

MASTERLIST

Sex (KMS)

The Audacity of Kim Junmyeon (KJM feat. PCY) - THIS FIC SRSLY!!!

Allegiance (BBH)

@8bityeol

I’ve probably read through her masterlist a lot of times hahaha.

MASTERLIST

Who Are You (PCY) - I really ship M and Happiness Delight hahahah

Two People (BBH) - This made me super fucking sad, tbh

Regrets At 11 PM (DKS)

Audiophile Series (DKS) - I’d actually die if my fave audio porn artist is my neighbor and jerk off to the idea of me. AAAAAHHHHH

Boundaries (ZYX) - I love me some 10 years older Daddies tbh XD Also my friend said this is the first Daddy!Yixing fic she read ‘cause he’s a sweetie pie in every yx fics there is, I think lol.

Forget Me (OSH) - I love Modern Royal AUs and this is fucking sad, made me emo.

A Conflict In Interest (KMS) - The beginning was so angsty, it made my skin tingle so bad hahaha.

The Etymology Of Us (PCY)

Antonym (KJD)

The Problem (DKS)

@xiubaek13

MASTERLIST

Lost in Translation (OT9) - As an English teacher, this shit… THIS AWESOME SHIT IS MY FANTASY!!! lol

Not much of a Sex God (BBH)

Keep it Casual (ZYX/OSH)- ANGST FUELS ME!!!

@forexcapism

I found ‘Reticent’ & ‘The Other Woman’ and goddamn I was like ‘This writer is so good’ so I checked her out and I was right, she’s really, really good. I think I read through her masterlist in less than an hour lmfao.

MASTERLIST

Playboy (OSH) - This one fucced me up real good ahahah

I’m Here (DKS) - This srsly scared me :((( lol

Oh My Baby (PCY) - I love babies and I love EXO and it’s both also ANGST!!!

The Other Woman (KJD) - I’ve always wanted to write about the POV of the other girl and I found this and it captures my idea very well and I cried because of the damn angst!!!

Tripartite (KJD) - FUCK! (sorry for cursing lol) I really felt OC’s emotions here and damn idk, it’s just… that good!!!

Reticent (BBH) - Another one of her fics that made me really sad and feely haahaha.

Bloodlust (BBH) - First Vampire AU I read ever and daaaaaamn!!! ❤️

EXO Monster!AU (OT9)

Retrograde (KMS) 

Scars (OSH/DKS)

@writings-by-cl

Found her because of the Fat Fiction Series ❤️❤️❤️ (btw I have yet to go through her Bigbang list hehe)

MASTERLIST

Raising the Standards (KJM)

Monster (BBH) 

Addicted to Mashmallow (WYF) - All I can say is three F’s; Fluffy, Funny and Fantastic!

Eyes on the Prize (KJD/BBH/ZYX/KMS) - An orgy with Jongdae, Baekhyun, Minseok, and Yixing? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP!!!

Saudade é um suéter (OSH)

@3kpop2jagi1

MASTERLIST

Higher (KJM) - CAN I JUST…

Caffeine (KJD) - ASKASKSAKAS tbh with you

Higher x Caffeine (KJM/KJD) - /DEAD

If We’re Happy (BBH)

How Bad Could He Be | He’s Not So Bad (KJD)

If to Please (DKS/KJI/OSH) - THIS FUCKED ME UP!!!

Again | Anew (KJI)

The Towel Story (OSH) - For some reason I find this a little angsty at the beginning haha

@nowblowitlikeaxiu

MASTERLIST

Ka-ching |  Girl Problems | Make Daddy Proud | Misadventures (KMS)

Long Night (ZYX) - So, so, so cute!

She Call Me (OSH) - The last part made me choke on my bread (I was eating bread the time I was reading this!!!)

@peachykaix

To be honest, though, all the stuff she has written so far… I love it all!!! So I guess just click her masterlist. REALLY LOVE HER WRITING STYLE. Very detailed, but not boring at all. I’m calling her the ANGST QUEEN!

MASTERLIST

@fairyyeols​

MASTERLIST

A Star Like Her (DKS)

Made Of Memories (BBH)

Heaven (KJI)

Eden (DKS)

>MASTERLIST< >MAIN BLOG<

[thorraborinn]

What would “let his life not be taken, only the Valkyrie’s can choose the slain” be in old Norse and runes? Do you know. I think it’s “latum eigi, lif Hans farask, eigu Valkryjur vals Um kosti” but also I’m a complete idiot and could be wrong

Pretty good attempt, actually. This means something like "Let's not let (or 'we won't let') his life perish; valkyries have choices of the slain."

As always there are uncountable ways to do this, I used to respond to asks like this with a bunch of different choices but I don't have time for that anymore, so if you're looking for something that pertains to a particular time or place you will have to be more specific. This is just one possibility (word-boundary markers "᛬" optional but here to help you):

ᚢᛁᚱᚦᛁᛐ ᛬ ᚼᚭᚿ ᛬ ᛆᛁᚴᛁ ᛬ ᛚᛁᚠᛌ ᛬ ᚢᛘ ᛬ ᛚᛆᛐᚱ ᛫ ᚢᛆᛚᚴᚢᛧᛁᚢᛧ ᛬ ᛆᛁᚿᛆᛧ ᛬ ᚴᛁᚢᛌᛁ ᛬ ᚢᛆᛚᛁᚿ uirþi . hąn . aiki . lifs . um . latr . ualkuʀiuʀ . ainaʀ . kiosi . ualin Verði hann eigi lífs um lattr; valkyʀjuʀ einaʀ kjósi valinn 'May he not be(come) deprived of life; valkyrjur alone (may/shall) choose [subj.] the slain.'

[shield-and-sword]

Street Woman Fighter Episode 1

Let's talk about the episode proper here. I'm just gonna go with what I thought while watching the episode.

I love how the "introductory" mission was a dance battle. The dancers got themselves warmed up for the show in a way that's more familiar to them since broadcast dancing is a little different compared to just straight up street dancing. It was savage having the dancers watch their group critiques in front of everyone, made things tense before anything even started.

Lee Jung is a cool dancer but I'm a little partial to Simeez because her dance was similar to my own personal dance style haha. Still watching that kind of hip-hop dance is definitely cool because it's something I can't do.

Gabee and Aiki was a fun battle. I do wish Gabee didn't take off her pants just because of how it disturbed her performance and lost her time. She was doing super well before that. I definitely love the humor in Aiki's dance, it doesn't come off as a comedic dance (like the ones on variety shows) because she's a good dancer. The re-match was right in Aiki's wheelhouse since she's also a Latin ballroom dancer but Gabee's ideas for the stage definitely overshadowed Aiki so I felt bad.

Yeri and Zsun was tense~! I love watching Yeri break, she's so cool, she definitely stands out being the only b-girl on the show so I'm curious how she'll do going forward with the show. Zsun is great as always. I know the audience were probably on the edge of their seats when they were both reacting to each other, especially when they were kicking and getting up close with each other. They're both experienced battle dancers so they know enough not to hurt each other. There were no big incidents in the first round of their battle because they were facing each other and Yeri wasn't hugely disturbing Zsun with big floor moves. The same can't be said with the rematch since they were both more focused on trying to get into the center to appeal to the judges. Damn Zsun was great though, that fall lead to a great booty moment.

Another intense battle followed with Zsun and Monika. I feel like Zsun was better in her previous round. I don't know if it's because I was overwhelmed by Monika's set but damn. Monika's body control was amazing. I was initially wondering what genre she'd go with since she can do so much but her song choice and movements were so good. I can't dance like that to save my life.

I love watching waacking so I was waiting for Lip J to step up or get called out. This was probably my favorite battle just because I love this dance genre. I've slowly been learning how to dance it but I'm not that good yet. Anyway you can tell that Peanut and Lip J have battled each other often because of how they reacted with each other in the battle especially during the rematch. I agree with Lip J winning though, her detail while dancing definitely made her dance look amazing and clean.

Anyway that's all for this episode I wanted to get more technical but I'm honestly not a super technical dancer so I'm kind of just going off of what I feel emotionally while watching. I'll get on to episode 2 later this week because I need to see my faves Honey J and Rihey duke it out.

[winetae]

hi hi!! hope this week has been treating you u well and that 2022 is off to a good start!! the sm concert!! i very much felt all the lack of women that company has now 😭😭 but was excited to see all the collab stages and girls on top!! my favorite performance was probably girls on top bc all those cuties in one song i lost my shit! ah i have three lobe piercings now and a double helix!! do u have any!

AH U WERE IN CALI!!! Omg I should’ve known October was a good month, it must have been bc you graced us with your presence!! HONEY J IS SO SEXY AND AIKI IS SO FUNNY GKVKVK good choices as always!!! I just started street dance girls fighter and I’m already tearing up everytime the babies cry 😭😭😭 so you always have a crying buddy in me!!

Serendipity is so lovely!!! it makes me wanna fall in love!! Yes yes agreed singularity is my favorite tae solo too!! WONHO STYLE SELFIES!! Please I already can’t handle wonho’s selfies 😭😭

Ah coming back in hot with some music I’m listening to!! I’m listening to the new fka twigs album!! Hbu!! Also I also watched singles inferno MCNCNCNC!! lol I love how much we have in common and all the ladies were so cute and fun!! BOOOO to the men 🙄🙄

U CAN DO IT ANGEL!!! Your time will come I promise!!! I spent a really long time unemployed and I know it was really rough and draining but I hope you take as much care of yourself as u can!! Thank you for that reminder, you’re right!! It’s already the end of the week!! Sending all my love I hope you eat yummy food and get to enjoy yourself!! 💖💖

hi angel !! why are u the sweetest 🥺💗 this answer is long overdue thank u so for always sending such nice messages !!! i hope u treat urself to something nice u deserve it !!

omg… girls on top.. sm combined some of the most talented women in kpop and gave them That song.. every time i listen to it i keep hoping it’ll grow on (read : brainwash) me like nct sticker did but it’s not happening 😭 aaaaaa omg that sounds hot ! i only have the basic ear piercing. i wanna get more but i’m scared of needles/anything piercing the skin 😵‍💫

awww sTOP ur gonna make me blush 🤧 and ahhh a crying buddy !!! 🦋 did you finish watching street girls fighter? what did you think ? i was rooting for the winning team so i enjoyed it a lot ahaha. omg overall we have overlapping music styles 🥺 i already knew it but now it’s confirmed for real !!! so i’m def gonna check out the new fka twigs album ! i’ll let u know my fave song hehe these days i’m listening to all the new iu songs. cozy winter vibes !! n LOL yes ur single’s inferno reaction is the same as mine 😵‍💫

BEJEKDJDBD YOU ARE THE BEST. a true angel. 🤍 i kind of went through my mid life crisis recently and it’s still stressful but i think i’m slowly managing. thank u for encouraging me n believing in me !!! i’m going to try my best to not be so afraid of the world anymore and take better care of myself 🤧 we can do it !!! i also am sincerely rooting for u and ur happiness ! 🌻

[elementsaikido]

Two Things

No one knows what’s next, and the unpredictable, irregular nature of life these days has really highlighted it. Makes me wonder why I even bother with the idea of “next” anymore. But there it is, because it turns out that choice is a thing. 

Events happen, and rather suddenly, something fundamental or taken for granted isn’t the same anymore. The floor drops from underneath you and leaves a WTF in your system for days, weeks, months. And there it is...still. What’s next?

When that happens and there really isn’t any history, precedent, or road map to speak of, you are in the land of The-only-two-fucking-things-you-can-do-about-anything...

Your best, most informed effort, and Trust. 

I am relearning this at a new level, which after a substantial period of dread and despair, has opened a door to continuing the work of Aiki in a way that moves forward. I don’t think I’d want to keep teaching if I always felt that it was just to hold on, survive, keep the status quo stable enough for “some day.” To be honest, that’s what some of the dread was about. This is a matter of purpose. And pandemic or not, I don’t feel done yet. 

So what does my best, most informed effort mean? It means taking some inventory. Checking on why the hell I’m still here, doing this, and what I want from it. It means assessing what I actually have going for me, and what supports me. It means being clear and honest about what I’m willing (and not willing) to let go of in order to move myself, the art, and the community forward. It means all that, and then just doing it wholeheartedly.

And what does Trust mean? I don’t know exactly. But it seems to have something to do with the “middle way” of intention and allowing. There is where and how you extend your energy, and there’s the acceptance of the course it runs as it’s running. It’s the courage to remain aligned with intention, the pragmatic opposite of fear, and the willingness to build the airplane while you’re flying it! It’s not based on nothing. I remember hearing a clip from the current Pope, whatever his name is. I’m paraphrasing, but while talking about prayer, he said something to the effect, “First you pray, then you do something about it. That’s how prayer works.” He may be one of those funny-hat-wearing cult figures, but he seems to know something about Trust as far as I’m concerned. I’m not a prayer person myself, but its purpose seems to be to cultivate trust.

Think I’ll leave it on that slightly irreverent note and revisit this more completely another day. There’s a lot of personal details to fill in, and much to chew on still.

[cathygeha]

REVIEW

Blackbirds Sing by Aiki Flinthart

A Ruadhan Sidhe Origin Story

Intriguing, compelling, complex and enthralling this book drew me in and kept me reading till 3am. I could not put it down!

The idea of taking a nursery rhyme-song and then weaving a story around it was an interesting take but that idea, plot it out, create so many wonderful characters threading the whole into one large wonderful story was delightful beyond measure!

What I liked:

* The women...all but one

* The introduction of each woman that began each chapter along with the illustration of the woman

* The four and twenty blackbirds song and how it was used

* The bit of paranormal

* The concept of strength of women in an era when women were considered “less than” men

* The complexity of the story

* The unveiling a bit at a time

* Meeting a new writer and wanting to read more of her work

* The surprises, twists and turns

* That every woman had a purpose

* That I could feel myself in the story

* Everything about this book resonated with me

* Wondering about how some of the women went on after the last page meant I was invested in this story

What I didn’t like:

* The twisted men carrying out their evil plot

* That some good people suffered and/or lost their lives

* Being reminded of the evils of war, greed and human depravity

* Having the book end...I really liked this book!

Thank you to NetGalley, CAT Press, BOOKBUZZ,  and BookSprout for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

BLURB

Four-and-twenty extraordinary women; one chance to save a kingdom. What would you sacrifice to save your family, your loved ones, yourself? In September 1486, the reign of King Henry VII of England is again threatened by York loyalists. The only thing standing in the way is a four-hundred-year-old sidhe who just wants to be left alone, and a group of London women with a lot to lose if England is plunged back into war. But, in 1486, women have no power. Only the ability to make difficult choices and sometimes-heartbreaking sacrifices. Become immersed in the fascinating, perilous lives of these women, as told through the medium of 25 interwoven short stories. A prostitute selling her daughter’s virginity to pay her debts; a nun returning to the world after 30 years; laundress whose son is murdered; a lady’s maid hiding her Jewish culture; a blind musician running from a forced marriage; and more. Each story is a piece in the puzzle. Each woman faces her own trials as she plays her small part in the desperate attempt to protect King Henry and his wife, Elizabeth of York. Because if they fail, England will once again be thrust into civil war between the Yorks and Lancasters. And these four-and-twenty women have already sacrificed too much.  

AUTHOR BIO

Aiki lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband, (Ernest), teenage son (Leonidis - not their real names, obviously), aging dog and directionally-challenged fish.

In between being a wife, running a business full-time and helping Leonidis with homework, she squeezes in a few hobbies, including: Martial arts, painting, writing, reading, bellydancing and playing three or four musical instruments. Occasionally she even sleeps. Very occasionally.

website: https://www.aikiflinthart.com/

twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aikiflinthart

[redlandsaikikai]

Training Outside the Dojo

- or, Thoughts on how to practice during the pandemic: a letter to my students 

The coronavirus pandemic has already made a severe dent in our ordinary lifestyles and in many aspects of our political economy. A newspaper article I read recently was entitled “Coronavirus Shuts Down Daily Life.” But I think it may have been better called: "Coronavirus Shuts Down Ordinary Attempts at Life.” 

I think this, because most of us, in the pressure of daily living, working, rushing here and there with “nary a time to rest,” are not able to actually spend time in the inner recesses of our selves, feeling, allowing intuition to develop, discovering truths that otherwise are overwhelmed with the busy-ness of daily living. Those of us who have taken the time and given the commitment to study Aikido, or any of the meditative or martial arts, understand the importance of such self-reflective - and social - practice, and we have seen already many of the great benefits of such practice. We have seen each other grow as human beings, whether in terms of social skills, self-discipline, confidence or the ability to connect with others in a mutually beneficial - or just enjoyable! - way.

It is in this sense that I think that the pandemic can, should the individual so choose, be a great boon. It gives us time to reflect, to expand our personal practice and, in fact, to greatly increase our own Aikido skills. This last may sound odd, because it is clear that Aikido is practiced primarily in partner exercises. But I hope you will see from what I suggest below, that there is much that can be studied and refined on one’s own - and which will in turn bring greater benefits when we return to our partner practice.

Over the next two weeks, possibly more, we will not be congregating in the Dojo to practice our awesome art of Aikido. However, there are many things you can do to keep up your practice. And in fact this “downtime” may well bring your level up, if you are willing to continue a solo practice at home. Saving drive-time to the Dojo and other daily chores will make it easier for you to set aside time for your own practice.

In fact, I have frequently recommended home practice to everyone, as you know. It is something that was an integral part of my early years, when I was mostly in an Aikido “desert" (on long trips away as a higher kyu rank and as a new yudansha) and I have no doubt it benefitted my abilities in Aikido. However, I don’t see solo practice as being restricted to those at such rank levels or at sea as to where to train: everybody can benefit, even from the most basic practice of suburi, and even if they are otherwise training regularly at a Dojo. I urge you to consider keeping your home practice up even after we return to a normal schedule. You will find more to enjoyably discover on the mat, the more you remember your practice off the mat. And vice versa.

Suggestions for Home Practice: If it is difficult to isolate times for this, I suggest you just stick to the  schedule you have had at the Dojo: given the extra time you now may have, I suggest you add another day.

There are five types of formal practice I suggest you do at home. There is much more I can say and recommend, but I am sticking to a minimal set that works for our Dojo’s system of practice, for now.

1. Conditioning: 

(i) Do the regular warmups. Pick those warm-up movements that are most beneficial to you, but do enough of them to actually warm up. 

(ii) Do all basic Aikido movements as done in class (or you may like to do Tohei Sensei’s Aiki Taiso). 

(iii) Koho tento: Do basic back-to-front rolling on a carpet: sitting, kneeling, standing up. Avoid furniture or little childrens’ toys!

(iv) Make sure you stretch: do those most beneficial to you, but stretch long enough to make a difference. In class, beginning stretches are really more of a warm up, but at home you can hold each stretch for at least 30 seconds, up to 1 minute. Stretch again after your practice. Remember that stretching is allowing, not forcing: do not overstretch or bounce!

As an alternative to warmups and stretches, do the basic Systema work (including slow rolls), if you know it. The tension-release breathwork is also really good. For those with some experience, I recommend taking a look at this Systema warmup - but it’s a little more advanced than it seems, so I wouldn’t recommend it without some personal instruction. We will spend time on this when we return.

You can skip the warmups and stretches if you are already doing this as part of a regular exercise routine, to which you are adding the Aikido practice, But do the basic movements (including wrist stretches).

2. Suburi & Kata:

Saotome Sensei’s basic sword suburi can be found in his video: The Sword of Aikido. The suburi we usually do in class are also related to that in Saito Sensei’s Sword video. Please note that I would like you to generally not drop your sword tip as low, at the back of a cut and over your head, as in these videos - certainly not lower than horizontal. Also, please do not shake your sword at the end: keep it simple. In Saito Sensei’s #6 and #7, make the cut-and-thrust as close to one movement as possible. Perhaps the most important things to remember are:

Sword rises initiated by hip movement;

Cut initiated via the hips, with tip going forward, not chopping. Intention flows through the tip of the sword.

Power is that of gravity: only body power is in dropping of the hips with flexed knees; no arm power to speak of.

Squeeze-forwards from the hilt through the tip is what stops the sword movement, not trying to stop the fall. 

The best way is to do 100-200 or more cuts at a time, occasionally checking one or the other principle above. Don’t obsess about these principles, however - let your body teach you by doing  a few hundred cuts a day. Also, check that there’s no tension in your face and use a mirror, occasionally, to check your posture. If you have exhausted muscles that think they can’t go on, you're probably doing it right. But at any untoward pain other than muscle soreness, STOP and check with me.

You can mix in Jo suburi, for which I recommend Saito Sensei’s Jo suburi video. Alternatively, do bokken one day, jo another.

Learn Saito Sensei’s 31 Jo Kata (for a different, beautifully flowing version, check out Tohei Sensei’s Jo kata). More advanced students can search for and learn Saito Sensei’s 31 Kumijo. And then teach it to us!

3. Solo Waza and Kumi-tachi/Kumi-jo Practice:

(i) Take the techniques that you have learned, especially those required up to and including your next rank test, and practice them with an imaginary friend! (My friend is named Mulan and she’s really good.) Make sure you first be uke! This will really help you to understand the technique when next you practice with a partner. It will also help you on the way to understanding kaishi waza in our more advanced practice. When you move as nage the next four times, you’ll feel pretty accomplished! Do this slowly at first, developing your own Tai Chi... One of the best resources I have seen for flowing yet basic technique is in the video here: Saotome Sensei: Principles of Aikido, and in his second book by the same name. Over the next few days, we will be editing and releasing more videos on the Redlands Aikikai YouTube channel.

(ii) Take the kumitachi and kumijo in Saotome Sensei's: The Sword of Aikido and The Staff of Aikido and practice them with an imaginary friend, taking both sides. Skip the kumitachi variations and patrol kata for now, unless you’re more advanced.

4. Breathing & Meditation

End your practice with this, or do it separately. The simplest form is breath-awareness. Sit with spine erect but relaxed. Exhale from the lower abdomen upto 70-80% of capacity. Allow the breath to return, without force, again about 80% capacity. Whenever you recognize you’ve been carried away by a thought, let the thought go and return to awareness of your breath. You can keep that awareness in one place, e.g., the nose, or in the lower belly, or the whole body, or nowhere - your choice but stick to it for the duration. Do this for at least a few minutes or as long as you like. Don’t force anything and relax throughout without self-judgment.

When we return I will do a workshop on Tibetan Five Elements Breathing and other forms of breathing meditations.

5. Intellectual Practice:

Read books and articles on Aikido. If you don’t agree with something you see, say so and explain why. Write an appreciation of your experience of Fall Camp - and send it to Kristine or to me. Write about what Aikido means to you. Keep a journal reflecting on your discoveries. 

If you’re brave enough, start a dialog, perhaps within the Dojo, on all those awful YouTube videos badmouthing Aikido. (I actually agree with many of their complaints, but not with their general gist.) What can the Aikido world do to remake its reputation?

You don’t have to share your writing with anybody, but if you are willing to, it could lead to some helpful and interesting exchanges. Reply to this blog, or start one of your own. 

Finally... 

There is actually a sixth way, a Way we have always had. It is called “Shugyo” and means that every moment is practice. Opening doors from our center rather than pushing with the upper body, sitting smoothly, leaning on a balcony but with weight under the feet, breathing and relaxing the shoulders upon hearing a siren on the road, greeting someone with the whole body-mind and not absent-mindedly… there are so many ways to keep the practice of Aikido principle alive, at every moment of our daily lives.

Please feel free to write to, or talk with, me about anything you like. If you are my student and want to send me a video of your practice, I will be glad to take a look and send you constructive comments.

As always, I wish you the best in your practices, Chetan Prakash, Head Instructor, Redlands Aikikai

[yunesugihara]

JGV 901 - List of videos that I enjoyed

This is a list with JGV I enjoyed, I hope you guys like some of these movies also. Give them a try!

[CO@T WEST] STORY 5th EPISODE – MEN’S INCIDENTS – QUASI-RAPE (男たちの事件簿 準強姦) - There are few hot scenes and there is also a scene featuring Koh.

[CO@T KURATATSU – NUDE BEST C] - Kento and Toma were the cuties here.

[CO@T WEST] Sky 2 - Tsubasa/Misaki in a threesome wut? Oishi~

[CO@T WEST] - Only Shining Star Shun 1 and 2

[CO@T WEST] – KISS 3rd

[CO@T WEST] Kiss 4th

[CO@T WEST] Black Sniper 005

[CO@T WEST] Friends 2nd Tale

[CO@T WEST] POWER GRIP PG153 – BRILLIANT – UNDER 19

[CO@T WEST] Hello Arata Takei 2 - The last scene Sosuke bottoms for Arata which is super good. I think Arata really enjoyed his time with Sosuke because he was always curious asking "does it feel good, do you like this?".

[CO@T WEST] Hello Toma Sakurai 2 - Kento and Toma gosh, perfect

[CO@T WEST] Precious Haruma - here is adorable Haruma with Toma, Manato and a 3some in the last scene. I enjoyed the cvasi-date with him too. The virtual date is kinda in the middle of the video, refreshing.

[CO@T WEST] PRECIOUS SOSUKE 1-5 - all super good but in special the following

PRECIOUS SOSUKE 1 - Taku and Haruma. Taku's scene was bicurious. Haruma sensitive as usual.

PRECIOUS SOSUKE 3 - 2nd scene Naoto and Sosuke. Naoto is a cutie *sobs* last scene is a 3some and Sosuke can't believe was he managed to do with his talented body.

PRECIOUS SOSUKE 4 - it is a fact, the boys are crazy about Sosuke and i can't blame them. 2nd scene Sosuke moaning in his unique needy way and the other model is really hawt, name please. Last scene is also great, we have two good kissers. I think this video is my favorite from all the PS series.

[CO@T WEST] Precious Tomoya -first scene with the football uniforms is great! I like the other model too, he has a cute smile and he is into playing with our boy Tomoya.

[CO@T WEST] Precious Tomoya 2 - i enjoyed the last scene with his two senpai because he is in general a sensitive model, but here is another level.

[CO@T WEST] Precious NAOYA

[CO@T WEST] Precious Ren

[CO@T WEST] Precious Manato - he killed me with his dance moves, in the end of the video

[CO@T WEST] – Rock Bull 4 - the first scene caught my eye because of the bottom. He is one of the two senpai in Precious Tomoya, but there he was such a power top compared to this one. Also wanna know his name.

[CO@T WEST] Hello! Toma Sakurai Another Season

[CO@T WEST] Ace.8 – Kazuki Kimura 1 and 2

[KO - LINE] Raspberry Time 1 and 2

[KO - LINE] FULL ERECTION UNDER THE SUITS – スーツの下はフル勃起 -Asuka was in the first scene - a total hottie. I saw the neko with the tounge piercing *drooling*.

[KO - KURUU] Black Big Cock Collector 闇巨根コレクター - The first sensei is my new current obsession (name please?)

[KO - SUPERSTAR] Last Smile

[KO - DEEP] OBSCENE CAMERA 003 (猥褻カメラ003) - I enjoyed almost all the series, particularly 1 to 10. Obscene Camera had a lot of nice neko and also Takeru being there was pure orgasmic.

[KO - DEEP] DISCIPLINE BASEMENT EXCLUSIVE FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS 美少年専用調教地下室 - 2 adorable neko

[KO - DEEP] Slaves Island 1&2

[KO - DEEP] Slaves Island Final Chapter

[KO – DEEP] GOLDEN DISC 011 & 012-(DVD2)

[KO] Super Star Masaki Koh – Love 真崎 航 - one hell of a erotic video, Koh and Aiki did it with Cima and another model. Foursome yummy.

[KO - SURPRISE!] Glamorous 6

[KO - SURPRISE!] Glamorous 3 - Aiki and Daichi's scene is indeed gorgeous. Aiki is a hot fella, no kidding. He is a turn on each time. His kisses are delicious, his quality bj's and the exact amount of moaning you need to get your satisfaction.

[KO - SURPRISE!] Prince World - Someone said gays and ice skating, well, I’m in. Gosh, Aiki is hot and needy.

[KO - SURPRISE!] I love Riku - Aiki/Riku yay. This is the pair I was looking for.

[KO SURPRISE!] MEN’S BEAUTY VOL.002 -SECOND SESSION- Not bad this one, Tomoya;s scene tho made my heart go doki doki. He was in the first scene.

[KO] XXX – X-RATED

[KO] Hot Pool Lifesaver - the 3rd neko reminds me of Kazuma and he is a cutie, note for myself

[KO] Incest - Sora in a threesome *dead*

[KO] Incest 3

[KO - PANDORA] Daydream Belivers禁花秘抄 参之巻 — 夢想転生

[KO - PANDORA] Losing A Forbidden Flower - What I should say else about this video? Koh and Nagito.

[KO – PANDORA] THE LOVE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS FOREVER AND EVER 恋は走るよどこまでも

[KO – PANDORA] My Sweet Devil - 僕の彼氏はお兄ちゃん

[KO EAST] Aimed Male Student In An Express Train - i love Hachi as a bottom. He is really obedient.

[KOC] Let me Deep Throat at my home - hawt

[KOC] Scoop!! 012 Super Stars - last scene Aiki, with the bj OMG

[KOC] Addicted to Neito 24 Hours - That moaning killed me. Neito is really skilled what should I say

[GO GUY PLUS] Male Party!! - Threesome

[GO GUY PLUS] Feelings Of Falling In Love - Nagito and Sora

[GO GUY PLUS] Play More

[GO GUY PLUS] Ideal Pets - Tsukasa in the last scene, totally in love. Sora and Takeru-sama’s scene *drooling*

[GO GUY PLUS] Deluxe Disc 052 - tanana Tsukasa/Takeru trip in Kyoto. This one is an off-shot.

[GO GUY PLUS] Tokimeki Get my love - Takeru/Saku

[GO GUY PLUS] SCHOOL DAY 3 - + bonus points for the pervert teacher Takeru.

[GO GUY PLUS] SCHOOL DAYS 5

[Go Guy Plus] Good Boys School Returns  - Aiki’s scene and Toshi’s

[GO GUY PLUS] Good Boys School Returns *2

[GO GUY PLUS] Attention! Boys School – Extra Chapter – West

[GO GUY PLUS] The Last Passion

[SECRET FILM] Nagito - The Erotic Idol 2

[SECRET FILM] Confessions Of Sexually-Perverted Slaves 2

[SECRET FILM] Gift Disc 056 - Bijirihan EX - Yusaku

[SECRET FILM] Raw Cam 4 - Aiki, Kazuma and Eiji. Too good to be real guys.

[SECRET FILM] Raw Cam 11 - What should I say more about Toki and Hisashi? Toki is in the 2nd scene and Hisashi in the last scene.

[SECRET FILM] PRETTY SCHOOL BOYS CRAZY FOR SEX 2 ハメられないと狂いそうになる性交中毒男子校生 2 - The last neko is delicious. I was asked about his name, I did my research and I finally found it. His name is Yuta.

[SECRET FILM] HANDSOME YOUTH’S BIG COCKS EATEN 7 美少年巨根喰い 7

[SECRET FILM] Aphrodisiac Salon for Pretty Boys - The first two neko are loud (one of them is Yuta, precious little baby) and beside this the last scene is with Nagito. Enjoy.

[SECRET FILM] Trim And Fit 20ish only orgy party 2 20代限定！スリムスジ筋密室乱交-2 - My boy Yuta returned, bai bai pantsu, bai bai life. He is more sensitive here than he was in Aphrodisiac Salon for Preety Boys. He is in the last part. The first part is also interesting - there is the orgy.

[SECRET FILM] Sozzled Boy Act - Tokito in the 1st scene and Rioto in the 2nd. OMG such cute neko in here. Good job! It is been a while since I saw a video from KO.

[Bl@b] Sweets 1

[Bl@b] Sweets 4 - Drums please, Mitsuki aka “The new cutie” had a scene with Shin which i quite enjoyed. Second scene, Nagisa/Shunsuke, all that i want is there, passionate kisses, Nagisa bottoms. Help me, Nagisa is precious when he is so needy as in this video. Third scene, Misaki/Johji, Johji’s bj in the tube, OMG, Misaki’s position in the tube killed me. I think that he enjoys uncommon places, the kitchen in Delicious II, the car in Traveller and now the tube, good game Misaki-kun. All in all I enjoyed all the scenes from this video.

[Bl@b] Sweets 5 - What i learned from this video is that the producer should never let Isana and Hayate in the same room because Isana is always hungry and Hayate is a little precious lamb.

[Bl@b] Mr My Universe Misaki - Misaki is a sex genius in this

[Bl@b] Mr My Universe Isana

[Bl@b] Mr My Universe Shin

[Bl@b] Traveller ラボトラベラー - Misaki/Isana, in the first scene, awesome stuff

[Bl@b] Shinwa 弐 -震話- - Shin/Misaki, hawt.

[Bl@b] – DELICIOUS Ⅱ - Nagisa/Misaki

[Bl@b] - Delicious III - Johji/Mitsuki and Shunsuke/Misaki. Some hawt action from the Shunsuke/Misaki pair.

[Bl@b] – Secret Rendezvous 3

[Bl@ab] - STYLE SELECT Choice 1 - Hayate/Misaki/model from Osuinra. This was my favorite scene, but I enjoyed Shinsaki too.

[Bl@b] STYLE SELECT Choice 3 - Here I enjoyed the most Isana and Yuma’s scene and Misaki and Johji’s scene; just my opinion guys.

[Bl@b] – Style Select Choice 4 - Pajama Time - Hayate and Shin had an insane hot scene. Each time I see this pair I wonder how much hotness is in there and the chemistry of these guys.

[Bl@b] Lablympic 2016 - Hayate and Shunsuke in the 1st scene, Hayate was on top here ooo, Shin and Johji in part 2, the best combi from this video, Shin’s face when he came asdfjk and also enjoy some Misaki - Isana action, in the last scene.

[Bl@b] Lab Traveler 2016 Coupling - What the…I can’t. Nagisa and Shin in scene 2 were awesome. I think that Nagisa was great here. I am not a huge fan of him, but this is gold. Misaki and Johji in scene 1 - hot action and a lot of great kisses.

[Bl@b] Master-servant-relationship-主従関係 - Nagisa/Isana, in the first scene, love them.

[Bl@b] Fall in lovelunch 2016 - Shin/Hayate

[Bl@b] Traveller 3

[Bl@b] Poison I feat. Legna - Misaki/Shin in the 2nd scene. They met in the park. Shin was reading a book and Misaki appeared. The scene moved into one room, they discussed over the book and suddenly Shin asked Misaki if he can give him a kiss. *inner hype*

[Bl@b] Erotica - I enjoyed Isana/Nagisa and Misaki/Shin. Nagisa bottomed for Isana and Shin bottomed for Misaki. I am really sad that this video is the last for Shin in Blab. I hope to see him again.

[G-B0T] Yuma - here in the 3rd scene, the guy is the same with the model in  MR-TK289? I want to know badly.

[@CCEED] – NARRATIVE１ - (Juvenile Crime)

[@CCEED] Smash!! 10

[@CCEED] School Boys 6

[@CCEED] School Boys 3 - last scene

[@CCEED] - Flower Passage 1&2

[@CCEED] The World of Satsuki - This one is a huge turn on!. He did a great job stroking himself and kept his seductive stare at the camera all the time. *Bye-bye pantsu!*

[MR] - Premium Channel Vol. 25 Yuma - I think that some of you saw Yuma in the Justice series, besides Haruma. He is a cute guy, moans delicious and is a total show to watch him as a tachi or as a neko (he is versatile).

[MR] MR KR659 – cuties

[MR] MR-KR773 - 2 words: Sexy, moaning

[MR] MR-TK289-激エロボイスの男の子がゴーグルマンに責め - sexy neko

[MR] MR-KR1023-オシャレ系だけど超淫乱！モロ感アナルを生堀 - tattoed tachi with a silver haired neko

[MR] MR-KR1172-高校卒業したての18歳スリム男子のアナルに生チ - Why so cute?? Sometimes I just ask myself why they have so soft and nice neko.

[PRISM] I LOVE FRIENDS (アイラブフレンズ – 友達とＨさせちゃいました) -suprised to see that this one is not as censored as the others.

[PRISM] Zappy You Attract Me 2 - The 2nd scene was really hot, let’s see who is going to enjoy this video.

[PRISM] 男たちの絆 Sexy Handsome Battle - 2nd and 3rd scene, needy Kenta.

[OSUINR@] SUPER OSUINR@ 02 -純烈- - The first neko was delicious

[MENS CAMP] Made For Each Other - That cuteie pie OMG

[MENS CAMP] Kiss X Kiss X Kiss

[MENS CAMP] BoB X Police Man - Gosh, so good. That model is versatile and his tattoes killed me. The exact amount of moaning,i can’t take this anymore. I want to know his name badly. UPDATE: His name is Hideaki.

[CHEEKS]– Kiss My Lips

[Hunk CH] BKG-0029 - this model is something else. His skin is pretty and his face in action is priceless. His soft moans...i can't...our guilty pleasure.

[JUSTICE] Unfair 01 Bankxy

[MANIA CLUB] RESTRICTED ECSTASY - Go, go Takeru  

[Teacher-先生] - third couple is dreamy *heart eyes*

[elpeeach]

Официант-Здравствуйте меня зовут Аика, я сегодня буду вашим официантом. Что-то желаете? Уна-Здравствуйте, можно нам пожалуйста что то не тяжелое, на ваш выбор. Один чай с жасмином и два чая с имбирем. *некоторое время спустя* Лекса- Бети, мы хотели показать Уне наши идеи для приглашений на свадьбу, помнишь? Бет.-Ах...черт, я их дома забыла Лекса- Ну...Ну и что делать?... Уна- Ахах,девчонки не переживайте, мы придем домой и я обязательно посмотрю. Я вот ещё не решила, как думаете, где стоит организовать свадьбу, в нашем свадебном..ахах ну месте или же на природе? Бет.- Мне больше по душе природа) Лекса- *крихтит* Мне без разницы где, только пообещай что там не будет китайской еды *ворчит* Бет. и Уна- Ахахахха

Waiter-Hello, my name is Aiki, today I will be your waiter. Something you want? Una-Hello, we can please, that it is not so difficult, according to your choice. One tea with jasmine and two teas with ginger. * Some time later * Lexa-Betty, we wanted to show Une our ideas for invitations to the wedding, remember Beth-Ah ... hell, I forgot them at home. Lexa-Well ... Well, what to do ... Una-Aga, the girls do not worry, we will return home, and I will definitely look. I still have not decided, how do you think, where to organize a wedding, in our registry office or in the countryside? Beth.-I prefer nature more) Lexa-* grumbles * I do not care where, just promise that there will not be Chinese food * grumbles * Beth. and Una-Ahaha

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The Resolution of Paradox - Life Mastery Through the Traditional of Martial Arts

My career in the martial arts started in 1964 with irony. I studied a martial art normally categorized as "soft" judo, but found that in application there was a lot of "hard". Judo provided the toughest workout of any sport I had ever practiced including football. I had more sore muscles, more muscle strains, and more bruises in judo than in all my other sports combined. And, in contest application, the concept of harmonizing energy or using the other person's strength against him was all but invisible. It was struggle, plain and simple. Later I added the "hard" art of karate and the "soft" art of aiki-ju-jutsu to my repertoire. Unifying them made me realize that at times karate can be soft and aiki can be hard. Teaching emphasis was one thing, application another. One's personal interpretation of and skill at the art also had an effect on the resulting "hardness" or "softness".

The apparent dichotomy of hard and soft was being homogenized and unified within me as a martial artist. Other major themes (long vs. short range, straight vs. circular movement, internal vs. external energy, traditional vs. modern practices, etc.) seemed also to be in conflict and yet existed within one martial artist, one method of instruction, one school, one style, or one art--this was a paradox. But I did not accept it as a true paradox since I believed that paradox is a statement of our own limitations in understanding. Something cannot be black and white at the same time, in the same sense, in the same context. That they may seem to be paradoxical but are actually ironic. Apparent paradoxes then should be able to be resolved.

F. Scott Fitzgerald once said that the highest form of thought was to be able to hold two conflicting ideas at the same time. I do not agree. Conflicting ideas produce inadequate understanding, indecision, inaction, thus inadequate achievements. But apparently conflicting ideas which are resolved within the thinker--now that's something else.

Certainly mastery and "high thought" are not achieved simply by taking a few conflicting ideas, figuring out how to resolve them to one's own satisfaction, and then promoting oneself to twelfth dan (traditional ranks go up to only tenth dan which are very rare and are usually awarded to very experienced, very elderly, and usually very wise practitioners of the martial arts). Instead, mastery of any subject, especially those like the martial arts which are fraught with perfectionism, dedication, true believers, fidelity, and multitudes of methods and emphases --mastery of these arts means that the ironies and apparent paradoxes of that study must be understood and resolved.

Karate and Aiki each present us with a philosophical "paradox" when applying them in self-defense. Karate says "Do not fight until pushed to the limit. When there is no other choice, then fight full-out, to the death if necessary." Aiki says, "Harmonize with your opponent and try to frustrate his aggression or, if necessary, control it through the use of his own overextended balance and strength." If pushed to the limit Karate resists while Aiki accepts and redirects. And yet a technical direction in each art seems to contradict the philosophical route each prefers. Karate insists that the first movement should always be defensive. Aiki suggests that one can catch an opponent more unaware and off-balanced if one "attacks the attack". Yet Karate is often seen as an aggressive art; Aiki is seen as a defensive art.

Of the perceived philosophical choices between Aiki and Karate, I tend to prefer the more peaceful Aiki route. But I realize that (a) a single perception may not accurately portray the art as a whole and (b) even if it did, sometimes a person is given no choice but to stand up for himself and resist! Aiki's peaceful "redirection philosophy" means very little ethically if one does not have the cannon of karate "fight to the finish philosophy" in one's arsenal. You do not choose a peaceful harmony if that is your only choice!

Similarly, there are challenges within the martial arts community which must be met one way or another: with resistance or with acceptance. Many martial artists are unnecessarily critical of each other, perhaps showing a lack of confidence in their own art, or, more precisely, in themselves. You can see this in the letter section of any martial arts magazine in any given month. Some who may appear uncritical politically, perpetrate a watered-down version of a martial art, inflate their credentials, make false claims about their history, abilities, etc. They don't criticize, they brag. Another version of those who provide the fuel for martial controversy are the sales-oriented martial artists who care more about selling superficial knowledge and recognition than offering deep understanding and qualified skill. When these people present themselves in the martial arts, it is like a challenge not only to the livelihood of hardworking legitimately qualified martial artists, but more fundamentally to the reputation of the martial arts in general. But how do we meet this challenge with the philosophy of Aiki or Karate? If one uses "karate" to directly oppose because one feels "pushed to the wall", one also becomes one of the criticizers of which there are far too many--a voice in the multitudes which cannot be distinguished. If one takes the more tolerant Aiki approach, one sees the quality and benefits of martial arts study gradually being eroded and the meaning of a black belt becoming ludicrous. What a paradox!

Not only is the idea of resolving paradoxes important to individual mastery but the method toward mastery may just be what we, as a society, need to balance our philosophical extremes. Great masters of the martial arts, notably Funakoshi (karate), Kano (Judo) and Ueshiba (Aikido) intended the study of their art to be a method of improving the individual so as to eventually influence society. They saw their mission as one of spreading their art so that the more individuals would improve, the more improved individuals would populate a society, and the more common ground the individuals in a society would have. Yet if this martial method gets corrupted not even the individual can improve, and certainly society can not be effected in a positive way. I would like to submit that individuals do have an influence on society but not by force of numbers alone, rather by positive example and by creating ideas and technologies which philosophically influence other individuals and thus indirectly influence their societies. I think the masters of the previous era might accept a small variation to their theme of peace and harmony through the martial arts: the martial arts provide one method by which paradox can be studied and eventually resolved. In my opinion, it is the method of resolving paradox which is the key to personal mastery, and a philosophical change in society.

The martial arts are a relatively insignificant sub-culture in a world of political extremists, religious paradigms, and self-improvement methods. As a whole, one cannot say that the very study of any martial art makes one a better person or improves society directly or indirectly. Martial arts are not a direct means to a given end. Rather, martial arts offer one method for personal challenge and self-discovery through which time mastery can be attained. It is during the attainment of mastery that methods of resolving paradox are discovered. Those individuals who have reached the high goals of inner peacefulness and personal worth may choose to reach for yet higher goals outside themselves. These are the people (martial artists or not) who will change the world. Major philosophical changes have come from the influence of methods and experiences of much less significance than the martial arts. But for practicing martial artists, traditional budo may just be the most appropriate method of life-mastery and then of social renaissance.

Everyday we are confronted with experiences which are, in the larger world view, insignificant, yet these items challenge us with indecision because they make us face philosophical paradoxes.

Three teens in a banged up sedan zip into a parking place by entering the parking lot against the flow of traffic. Should one oppose them? Or should one say to oneself "teens will be teens" and tolerate it? Opposition would be difficult if the teens did not take kindly to verbal discipline, since there are three against one, and words would probably not influence their driving or parking habits in the long run anyway. Yet tolerance of little incidences like these encourages their repetition. The offenders convince themselves they can get away with inconsiderate behavior on a regular basis. Repetition of such behavior without any retribution creates in the offended party, an unconscious sense of disorderliness and, more importantly, helplessness to protect what one perceives to be a socially accepted right. In short, one takes a relatively insignificant situation and raises it to symbolize deeply important philosophical principles.

Should we tolerate the little things which challenge our individual rights or personal safety? Should we take the chance of opposing too soon and become like fascists? Resolving paradox, even in seemingly insignificant matters, is itself no insignificant matter. Ultimately, in this example, the paradox unresolved comes down to a permissive versus a restrictive society. By what guidelines does one choose the balance? I do not propose that in a little column about training toward martial arts mastery, I can offer the answer to this most difficult of questions or even more minor situations which are emblematic of these questions. Rather I intend to show that the traditional martial arts, properly studied, lead those who wish to achieve higher goals than learning how to punch, kick, throw and lock, to the confrontation with paradox. And that it is the resolution of that paradox whether it be through opposition or redirection, that makes one a master of one's art, one's self, and ultimately gives one a framework by which to tackle much wider philosophical problems.

Ultimately, paradoxes reduce to "What Should Be vs. What Is." Either we are logically stumped because our reasoning, although faultless, is confronted with an equally faultless yet opposite reasoning (Light it has been proven is both waves and pulses simultaneously), or we are ethically confounded because our ideals, no matter how carefully parallel to apparent human nature, always seem to be frustrated by those who take advantage of them ("Treat them with discipline and they hate you; treat them with love and they take advantage of you, thus becoming undisciplined.")

What Should Be vs. What Is: is it the ultimate paradox or is it just a larger cousin of the little ironies we face (and resolve) every day? In the martial arts such frustrating questions do not occur to the everyday practitioner. If they occur at all, it is to the experienced and dedicated martial artist who has more years in his/her art than most students have in their entire educational career. "What Is" in the martial arts is, for the most part, short term students studying a catalogue of physical movements in order to feel better about themselves. "What Should Be", at least to this author, is that students become artists, who during the years of mastering their art, confront the ironies and seeming paradoxes and use these confrontations to master themselves and the living of their lives. How does one resolve the paradox of What Is vs. What Should Be in the martial arts? By helping create a path for some of the short term students to become long term students, for some of those studying physical movements to stumble into the grotto of intellectual and emotional self-development. And how does one do that? One begins by writing this article.

A martial artist since 1964, Tony Annesi holds black belts in judo, aiki-ju-jutsu, karate, and has studied numerous other arts. As early as 1977, Annesi received the title of Ichiban Deshi no Soke (#1 student of the stylistic leader) in aiki-ju-jutsu from Albert C. Church, Jr. In 1984, the Goshin-kai International, a French federation, and the International Brotherhood of Martial Artists, a German-based organization, both decorated Annesi for his dedication to the martial arts. In the same year, Annesi was appointed soke-dai (inheritor designate) of the Kamishin-ryu martial arts, a position he resigned in 1988 due to a conflict in leadership styles. In 1989, he founded BUSHIDO-KAI KENKYUKAI, a federation for the development of innovative traditional martial arts and shortly thereafter founded BUSHIDO-KAI BUDOYA to help broaden the martial education of practitioners worldwide.

In addition to writing the regular column The Dojo Files for Inside Karate Magazine, Annesi has written articles for Self-Defense World, Inside Kung-fu, Black Belt, and The International Fighter. Shihan-renshi (master instructor) Annesi has taught martial arts for over 30 years and is featured in Corcoran and Karkas's landmark reference, Martial Arts: History, Traditions, People. More articles, DVD samples and other interesting material are available at http://www.bushido-kai.net

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[howgrowtaller]

Many aikido students, just like everyone else, are busy people, and may not have the time to go to an Aikido dojo every day. This often reduces their ability to learn the art down to a couple of times a week. Aikido training a few times a week is a rather slow process, when it comes to developing real aikido skills. You see... If a class is 2 hours long, the first 20-30 minutes is taken up by warm-ups and stretching to prepare your mind and body for Aikido training. Then you may cover a series of basic movements for 30 minutes, to remind you of the correct attitude, mindset and form. Maybe another 30 minutes, is spent covering several basic and advanced techniques. After a small amount of lecturing on theory... the class is over. You must have noticed that in each class you are taking a long time just to reach the skill level you were at in previous classes. Once this level is reached you can then develop further. BUT it takes almost half a class to return to where you left off each time, so how can you possibly develop good Aikido skills with the little time left. It can't be done! At least not quickly. This is why it takes so long to reach Dan grade level in Aikido. Is there an easier way?... you bet there is! The way to develop your Aikido training skills fast, and take your development to a whole new level, is to practise Aikido in daily life. A little at a time, or for best effect, a few hours, that moves you quickly forward to peak levels of skill. You can easily work on the form, postures or movements at home (make sure there is enough space). A lot of what you learn in Aikido can be practised without your instructor. Of course, an instructor is definitely necessary to give you tips and feedback on techniques specifically, and also about your direction and progress etc. But YOU can work on many of the aspects of the art, at home, on your own or with a partner just when it suits you. Now don't go throwing each other around without a safe environment and teacher present. But, you can practise your moves slowly, work through them, and think about them. This is the best way of developing your skills fast! Even better, is to work on using the theory and principles of Aikido in your everyday life. If you are working on the essence of Aikido in daily life, you will learn at a much faster speed! Think about different aspects of the art, do some research, and imagine the new you with great skills and understanding. You can either change your lifestyle around drastically and just go for it. Or you can introduce aikido into your day, a little at a time... its your choice, but it can be done. There are several key tools, and tips to get the most out of your training... How to choose an aikido instructor, best ways to focus your mind for training, principles of Aikido - the real key to effective techniques, how to prevent and treat Aikido training injuries, how to avoid many of the training pitfalls that slow you down, and a lot more... all covered in my Aikido Success Blueprint. I recommend that you study the art of aikido on and off the training mat for the very best results. Tony Wilden Aikido Health Centre Tony Wilden has been studying health and spirituality for over 30 years, and practising Aikido since 1987. He founded the Arun Aikido Club in West Sussex UK in 1992, and has given 1000's of health treatments. He offers Aikido, Aiki principles, self defence, and pressure points to individuals and small groups.