Sometimes I feel like I don’t know anymore why I am practising aikido—such an integral part of my life it has become. I started practicing in 1995 in Moscow, stopped in 1999, and restarted in 2011 in Delft. In 2016 I’ve passed my shodan exams, in November 2019 I’ve got my nidan.
Part of the shodan examination was writing an essay on an aikido-related topic, which gave me a good opportunity to reflect on why aikido is so important for me.
The essay is available in PDF format.
