Month: Apr 2018

Sangenkai Seminar 12/05/18

Apr 26, 2018

Welcome to the first Sangenkai seminar in Umeå!

We have invited Matei Ionescu, from Sangenkai Norway, to hold a basic workshop in Sangen (internal power & aiki), as taught by Dan Harden (more info and relevant links here).

Practical information:

No prior experience or other training required. Please wear casual clothing such as t-shirts and sweatpants or shorts. Advisable to bring a notebook and a water bottle.

Saturday 12th May:
10:00-13:00 – Training
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-17:00 – Training

Location: Umeå Kampcenter – NEW LOCALE

Price: 500 SEK (lunch not included)

To sign up or if any questions, please contact us:

Balance

Apr 21, 2018

Too little and there will be naught to learn,
yet too much and the ordeal will only burn.

Still we must dance on this edge of a blade,
and arise again whenever we have strayed.

“Just enough” means exactly what we say:
do what is right, in the most balanced way.

Right

Apr 9, 2018

Should we strive to do things right,
or what is right as well as we might?

All the better if we can unite the two,
still, how often is that actually true?

Do we choose a fast journey to fame,
or a road with truth as our highest aim?

One path is certainly easier to master,
yet is not wrong done right a disaster?

No excuse will do at the end of the day;
our conscience will still have its say.

Remembrance

Apr 6, 2018

By the deeds unworthy of our souls,
do we dig shame’s engulfing holes.

Still, we must let our integrity show;
do we fall to despair or dare to grow?

Forgiveness may or may not be earned;
redemption is within the lesson learned.

Through this pain we recall our vow:
to never again such betrayal allow.

May we bear this remembrance well;
the choice between life and living hell.