by Aikido Journal | Aug 29, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Having passed my sixty-fifth birthday, and practiced and taught Aikido for more than thirty years, qualifies me as an “old Aikidoist”. “Ruminations” may be defined as the meandering and crisscrossing of thoughts that might not prove too...
by Aikido Journal | Jul 19, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
Sometimes I wonder at what I see and read regarding aikido. So many people willing to say this is, or is not, aikido. Or that seems to be magic-based aikido and that is street-effective aikido and that is combat aikido and this is small-circle aikido, or this aikido...
by Aikido Journal | Jul 13, 2007 | Aikido martial arts self defence
A thought provoking article by, Takeyuki Hayama From the website of the Kenshinkan Karate Organization: which also raises questions as to the nature of Aikido training. The answer is yes. However, that doesn’t mean it is necessary to participate in tournaments....
