Joe DeCapua
Move you, not them
In the beginning, most students want to pull or push their practice partner to make a technique "work." The brain assumes, after watching...
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Joe DeCapua
Putting in the time & effort
Potential students frequently want to know how long it takes to be "good" at aikido. It's not a one-size-fits-all question for the most...
Joe DeCapua
Getting Back on the Mat
Many people study martial arts when they're young. But over time, life happens. School, job or family, for example. Suddenly, it's ten,...
Joe DeCapua
The Abiding Place. Stay Away
The abiding place. Sounds lovely, even peaceful, but it is a place of fear, hesitation and danger. It is where our chances of getting...
Joseph De Capua
Our Interview With Martial Arts of the World
Ben hangs out with Joe De Capua and his students at South Mountain Aikido in Frederick, Maryland.
Joseph De Capua
Why Study Aikido?
So much media attention these days is given to mixed martial arts. And while the men and women competing are very skilled fighters, the...
Joseph De Capua
The “Older” Student.
Some people, as they get older, are wary about learning a martial art. That’s often because of the image martial arts have in this...
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