My first podcast of 2026 is out! In this episode Richard Moon, a lifelong martial artist and performer, shares his journey from playing in a jug band and performing with bands like the Grateful Dead to becoming deeply involved in yoga and eventually Aikido, which he encountered by accident and learned as a “way of life more than a way of fighting.” 

Richard Moon describes developing a “very freestyle, jazz-oriented approach” to Aikido, which eventually led to corporate coaching with Chris Sorson and international peace building initiatives with Louise Diamond and a $30 million project in Bosnia funded by Dan Whalen. Richard Moon emphasized the importance of centering, intentional transformation, and harmonizing with the universal movement through practices like the “universal breath” and the “drop back, sink open” technique, concluding with O Sensei’s teaching that “Aikido is the realization of love.”

Richard’s new book Quantum Aikido is out now.

Find out more and get your copy at QuantumAikido.com

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