ARTICLES
WHAT CAN AIKIDO TEACH US ABOUT EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP?
BY EVAN MARIE ALLISONJANUARY 14, 2019SELF-LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIES AND TIPS
Wouldn’t it be great if every time we ran into an obstacle in life, instead of getting stressed out and frustrated we got excited, gained energy, and explored creative solutions? It may sound far fetched, but what if I told you it’s not? No snake oil involved, what if I told you there is a martial art that helps you do just that? It’s called Aikido.
MAINTAINING CLOSE CONTACT FROM A DISTANCE: DIGITAL AIKIDO TRAINING UNDER COVID-19 CONDITIONS – REFLECTIONS AND LESSONS FROM AN ONLINE MARTIAL ARTS COURSE
AUTHORS:
VASILIKI KANTZARA ,
MARTINA MARGARETA LOOS
This work explores, reports, and reflects on the teaching and learning aspects of online courses in aikido, a peaceful martial art, under COVID-19 lockdown conditions in Greece. designing an online course in a martial art. This course attempted to meet the challenge of teaching online an art that ‘normally’ is taught face to face, entailing physical practice in pairs. The essay explores and reflects also on the outcome of online learning under pandemic conditions.