by Aikido Journal | Mar 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
A great piece by George S. Ledyard Many people are familiar with Aikido, the non-violent Japanese martial art which allows self defense without serious injury to an attacker. Not many however, know that the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, intended for Aikido to be...
by Aikido Journal | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
A wonderful except from a radio interview with the founder of Aikido (subtitles). Inspirational (and he shows what a great sense of humour he had). Thanks for taking the time to read this blog, and I hope it makes you want to find out more about Aikido...
by Aikido Journal | Feb 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
A great bit of footage of Saito Sensei performing ‘basic’ techniques outdoors. Very interesting to watch how his movement and especially his bokken cuts are performed, compared to later on in his career. This proves to me that even one of “The...
