by Aikido Journal | Jul 7, 2006 | Uncategorized
A samurai’s sword is his most sacred and prized possession. Not only did the samurai rely on his sword to defend him, but spiritually the sword held greater significance as the samurai actually believed his soul inhabited the sword. Therefore it comes as no...
by Aikido Journal | Jun 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
The Renown Society was formed in 1966 by Sensei Ken Williams after Kenshiro Abbe sensei returned to Japan.This was the original society teaching Aikido in the UK*.Abbe sensei had been teaching both judo and aiki jutsu at The Hut, Hillingdon in the UK since the 1950s....
by Aikido Journal | Jun 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
The name aikido is formed of three Japanese characters, usually romanised as ai, ki and do. These are often respectively translated as meaning union, universal energy and way, so aikido can be translated as ‘the way to union with universal energy’ or...
