Sex at Dawn

Exploring the evolutionary origins of modern sexuality.

Aikido Politics

In aikido, you learn to care for, honor, and protect your opponent. The point is not to dominate, but to resolve the conflict with minimal damage to everyone involved. Obama gets that. Read More

I did not find it that the

I did not find it that the aikido does with the similar theory with chinese taiji until I read this post.
"in aikido, the aim is to sense the line of attack and grant it -- get out of the way of that energy and try to reshape it as it passes harmlessly by."I believe you are trying to say that this technique would apply to our dealings with human relations.Yes,that is a worthy skill.

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Christopher Ryan, Ph.D., is co-author of Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (HarperCollins 2010).

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