Hi, my name is Linda Eskin. In May of 2009, at age 46, I came to Aikido to improve my horsemanship. It's become about much more than that for me.
I train with Dave Goldberg Sensei at Aikido of San Diego.
Everything I say here is just what I say. Don't believe me. Find out for yourself.
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I am a beginning student of Aikido, a martial art that, like horsemanship, takes a lifetime to master. These posts are only my own observations on my own experience. You should not rely on anything I say here. Any inept or incorrect information is my own responsibility, and should not be a reflection on others.
I am grateful to
Dave Goldberg Sensei for being an extraordinary teacher, and for creating an engaged, thinking, and compassionate community of students and teachers at
Aikido of San Diego. If you are in the area, visitors are always welcome to observe classes. If you are a student at another local dojo, keep an eye on
our dojo calendar for upcoming seminars and other events.
Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011, Linda Eskin. Please feel free to share any of my poetry, online, or in print, keeping my name and any other acknowledgments with it. I will almost certainly be happy to let you use anything else I've posted here, with proper attribution, but please ask first.
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Getting to the Aiki Retreat
This will be brief, because I’m wiped out, and morning comes early! I had a few adventures on the way up, saw a lot of California, met up with a few friends, and all in all had a great trip north. It was 479.9 miles, door to door.
On the way I listened to The Four Agreements, and The Mastery of Love, both by Don Miguel Ruiz. Toward the end of the trip, coming over Pacheco Pass, I listened to Kate Wolf, in particular her song “Pacheco / The Red Tailed Hawk.”
Tonight’s brief class was taught by Nadeau Shihan and Doran Shihan. Back on the mat at 9:30 in the morning. More like 9:00, because I need more warming up than is done in class.
I thought I might have over-packed, but no, I have used almost everything I brought already. My room is tiny, but comfy. Time to try out the bed.
