On a Roll: Thoughts on martial arts, ethics and purpose

On a Roll: Thoughts on martial arts, ethics and purpose

Forever Fifth

Join me in bowing out of the Aikido promotion rat race

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Liese Klein
Apr 19, 2025
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Imagine teaching and practicing Aikido just for the joy of the art, recapturing that brief yet exhilarating period at the beginning before you even started thinking about testing.

That feeling can be yours again if you bow out of the Aikido promotion game and accept that your current rank is your “Forever Dan.” Since I’m a 5th dan, I’ll call this “Foreve…

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