Rideshare Safety Tips: A Complete Guide by Gabriel Spencer
Rideshare apps are a convenient way to get around town, especially when traveling at night, leaving a bar after drinking, or just trying to avoid parking hassles. However, using a rideshare app means getting into a stranger’s car, which is never completely risk-free. Often, dangerous situations such as speeding or reckless driving put you at…
A Layman’s Observation: A Book of Five Rings
Recently, one of the music groups I follow released a song about the famed Musashi Miyamoto and his A Book of Five Rings. This song inspired me to take another inspection of his manuscript. Instead of reading it this time, I listened to the audiobook, which, I feel, had a different impact on me. What…
John Eley: Aikido in Chicago, Through His Eyes, Part II
In 2023, I was in conversations with an intermediary to scheduling an interview with John Eley, one of the longest American students of Koichi Tohei and active member within the Ki Society. Unfortunately, the interview never materialized, however I was offered a previous interview Eley did in 2008. The quality is not the greatest, however,…
Interview with Takahiko Ishikawa Student Koji Shimada: A Candid Look at the Judo Champion
Arriving at Takahiko Ishikawa’s Philadelphia dojo in July of 1968, Koji Shimada encountered a man whose courtesy and humility stood in stark contrast to his legendary status in Japanese judo. What began as formal instruction soon unfolded into a deeper education. In this conversation, Shimada offers a rare and honest perspective on Ishikawa’s years in…
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