If you have ever seen footage of Aikido, you may have seen people dressed in quite unique clothing. You may be curious as to the style of dress and why it is worn. Generally, when people start off training in Aikido they wear a uniform similar to other Japanese martial arts. This is the suit … Continue reading Why Do They Wear In Aikido?
I made a comment recently that there were no competitions in Aikido. This is technically not correct. There is a style of Aikido that does have competitions. In fact, there may be more than one style but the main one is called Tomiki Aikido. This was named after Kenji Tomiki, a student of the founder … Continue reading Why Are There No Competitions In Aikido?
History, in many respects, has unfolded on the battlefield. Nations and races have risen and fallen to ruin in the midst of struggles - battles waged in the name of justice and peace, but which instead gave birth to the notion of military might and conquest. In Japan, the Samurai or warrior class were the … Continue reading Origins Of Aikido
It’s not often we see Aikido in the press these days. Today, it was good to see this new article published in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/11/new-start-after-60-i-fought-off-four-attackers-aikido-black-belt This was written by 68 year old Aikido student Morag Warrack from Surrey. About her first Aikido expereince she said: “I was terrified and thought all these blokes would be … Continue reading Aikido Article In The Guardian
Photo by Frank Cone on Pexels.com In the history of Aikido, there are many interesting stories about the charismatic and mysterious figure that founded the art.Morihei Ueshiba went through many interesting experiences that led tothe development of Aikido.In the book, the Art Of Peace, these details are mentioned:"Aikido was born out of three Enlightenment experiences … Continue reading Aikido For Enlightenment
Around 6 months into training Aikido I noticed one significant change. A lot of the fears or worries I had about being randomly attacked on the street had disappeared. I no longer had those thoughts anymore. This was a big change. At the time, I worked until 10 in the wines and spirits section of … Continue reading Aikido For Peace Of Mind
Here is a great story from Sensei Henry Ellis (one of the very earliest students of Aikido in the UK). Please break my finger As a direct student of Abbe Sensei I asked one day whilst we were traveling to a seminar "Sensei, how did you first become a student of O'Sensei and Aikido"? He … Continue reading “Please Break My Finger”
One reason that many people are drawn to the martial arts is that they would like to develop more courage.This is not everyone's reason, but it is important for some people.Many people experience an irrational level of fear about their own personal safety. For some people this fear is so strong it becomes pathological and … Continue reading Developing Courage Through Aikido
I set a goal at the start of the year to aim to attend 5 Aikido courses outside of our own clubs courses. As a result of that I had been looking into some courses taking place around the country and earlier this week asked a friend if he was going. He let me know … Continue reading Report From Seminar With Ole Kingston
It's not everyday that you receive an email from a Special Agent of the FBI.It started:"The reason for this communication is to provide you with a judicial update regarding the case of United States of America v. WILLIAM ............."Where did this all begin?Around 7 or 8 years prior I had met William for the first … Continue reading Aikido Vs Terrorist
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