Teacher embraces harmony lesson that comes from Japanese martial art
Craig Naylor, who teaches Aikido at the Embodied Movement Center west of Kalispell, was recently awarded his fifth level black belt. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Craig Naylor moves around the dojo with ease and intention.
He walks over to a stand holding a framed black and white photo of Morihei Ueshiba. A shrine for the martial art of Aikido founder, who died in 1969, if Naylor had the money, he’d decorate it with flowers.
Naylor bends down to grab a wooden staff, also called a jo, set on the stand. An oval-shaped wooden stick meant to resemble a sword is also laid there.
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