“Impersonating a re-enactment may have some degree of merit. But please do not mistake it for the real thing.” If you wear a policeman’s uniform, or a firefighter’s or a soldier’s, or a...
Archive - March 2009
Josh Gold“The Highest Art: Affirming the Art of the Martial” by Charles Humphrey
“My art is martial. The beauty which I can realize in my practice does have the potential for violence.” I work at and attended a stereotypical liberal arts teaching-college. It is populated by idealistic young...
Recommended viewing: “Aiki Expo 2005 Demo Clip”
Below is a link to a video clip featuring highlights from the exciting 2005 Aiki Expo Demonstration held in May 2005 in Los Angeles. The Aikido Journal archives now include more than 100 video clips and 800 articles in...
“My Little Bokken” by Bruce Baker
“I have a number of sticks I use for my practice, and one of them is my little bokken I made out of an ax handle that I had John Stevens put his thumbprint on during one of his seminars in Philadelphia. I put...