A photo journal featuring Anna Gallagher, shot at the Aikido Center of Atlanta by Kelly Truitt. Anna Gallagher (nidan) is Dojo Manager and Director of the Children’s Program at the Aikido Center of...
As of Emperor Naruhito’s ascendance to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1, the new imperial era Reiwa (令和) has begun in Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described the term as “culture coming into being...
Origin of the Hakama The Hakama are traditional Japanese pants, originally worn over a kimono by members of the higher classes of society. Its origins may be found in the Heian era (794-1185), when women of...
In 1955, Yoshimitsu Yamada was accepted to the Hombu Dojo uchi deshi program (live-in apprentice) at age 18. He studied directly under the founder, as well as Kissomaru Ueshiba, Koichi Tohei, Kisaburo Osawa...
Josh Gold
Christina Kelly
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Guillaume Erard
