

Training with a Purpose
My son is involved in a youth football team and recently I was asked to help out on one of the training sessions. I was really just making up the numbers, but as an aikido coach, I was interested in what the boys were asked to do and how they went about it. All the things they did were relevant to enhancing their skills, but I thought they lacked focus and that they didn’t get too much out of the session. It felt like it was more of a duty than a real opportunity to hone th