AikiCast-The Planet's First and Only Podcast about Aikido, Life, and all things Martial!

AikiCast-The Planet's First and Only Podcast about Aikido, Life, and all things Martial!


DMF-Interview Series with Meido Moore

March 13, 2015

Kicking off the AikiCast Diamond Mining Friday interview series with a special guest, Meido Moore Sensei. Meido Moore is the Chief Instructor and founder of the Shinjinkai Organization, as well as the founder and Abbott of the Korinji Zen Monastery in Wisconsin. Moore Sensei has been studying Zen and Martial Arts since the 1980's and has travelled all over the world teaching both Aikido and Zen as a full time instructor and Zen priest. 
The interview covers a whole bunch of topics ranging from Moore Sensei's time as an uchi deshi with Fumio Toyoda Shihan, his Zen training, his time and training with T.K. Chiba Shihan, his personal experiences and insights, his vision of the future of both Aikido and Zen training, and his thoughts on teaching and being a full time martial arts teacher.
The links for Moore Sensei's websites mentioned in the interview are:
Korinji.org (Korinji Zen Monastery)
Shinjinkai.org (Shinjinkai Aikido Organization)
Rinzaizen.org (Rinzai Zen Organization)