Aikido Journal initially wanted to interview Rick Stickles because we thought his success as a non-Japanese professional aikido teacher might hold some clues for others hoping to pursue a similar course. But in the...
Archive - November 2002
Interview with Rick Stickles, Part II
O-Sensei’s aikido as a Twelve Step program? That’s one insight Rick Stickles has picked up along his “Way.” Stickles relates more of his personal aikido odyssey and describes how he makes his...
Interview with Robert Nadeau
Robert Nadeau was 22 years old when he boarded a ship bound for Japan. His odyssey brought him face to face with the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, who would remain a constant source of inspiration and guidance to...
Defense of the International Aikido Federation
I have tried to show that the question whether a martial arts organization succeeds—fulfils its aims—is very difficult to answer. For example, in one sense the Aikikai is a very successful martial arts...
Interview with Karl Geis
This interview was conducted by e-mail over a two-week period. The text was written by Karl E. Geis. Questions developed and presented by David Russell. The article was proofread by Nicholas Lowry.
Kobukan Dojo Era, Part 2 by Stanley Pranin
This is the second part of a two-part article. Read the first part here. In part one, we saw the dramatic effect of the Second Omoto Incident and its aftermath on the life and psychology of Morihei Ueshiba. Many of the...
Interview with Minoru Mochizuki: Part 1
The following interview was conducted in the dojo of Minoru Mochizuki Sensei in Shizuoka City on Movember 22, 1982.
Stanley Pranin’s Autobiography: Years 1969-1977, Part III
In this third of a four-part series, we pick up our story at the time I was inducted into the U.S. army in October 1969 after having spent a summer practicing aikido in Tokyo. Read the second part here. Entering the U.S...
Stanley Pranin’s Autobiography: Years 1978-1990, Part IV
In this fourth and final part of the series, we end our story on the move to a bilingual publication, traveling with Morihiro Saito, and the future of Aiki News. Read the third part here. Changeover to a bilingual...
Interview with Morihiro Saito (1978)
On September 10, in the lingering summer heat, the AIKI NEWS staff visited Morihiro Saito Shihan, head of the Aikikai Ibaraki Dojo and caretaker of the Aiki Shrine at Iwama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, the residence of O...