When is a martial art not a martial art? When it’s Aikido! Contest sports contain little, if any truly martial skill that would be useful in a battlefield. Their brawling methods exist to keep people entertained...
Archive - October 2009
Josh Gold“Aikido is what it is … stop trying to figure it out” by Bruce Baker
Stop .. just stop trying to figure out the founder, picking apart his life, picking apart aikido history as if there was some secret hidden deep in the intersecting coincidences of fate as people come and go .. it is...
Nev Sagiba: My response to “Can Competition Enhance O-Sensei’s Aikido?” by Stanley Pranin
The question is an oxymoron and the oldest circular augment in the history of mankind. All that any good Budo training can do, is to promote sanity through augmenting context and perspective; and continually offers...
“Morihiro Saito: Lost Seminars, Part 7” released!
The “Lost Seminars,” your Encyclopedia of Aikido Techniques! We are pleased to announce the availability of another outstanding DVD by Morihiro Saito Shihan, 9th dan, the seventh instalment of the...
“Tenchi-Nage, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust My Sensei” by Jerry Akel
Those who know me understand that in general, I’m a pretty level headed fellow. Sure, I have strong opinions, and sometimes I can ruffle feathers, but in the main, I consider myself a steady hand at the dojo. In...
“Aikido, Through The Eyes of Google” by Jerry Akel
A few weeks ago our dojo had the good fortune to reconnect with a talented Aikidoka from Australia. He had visited us about four years prior, and was back in the States for, of all things, his honeymoon. Putting aside...
Brian Kagen pick: “Cyndy Hayashi – A martial artist making a difference” by Paul Rest
“Cyndy is a 6th degree black belt in Aikido. She has studied the martial art since 1977 when she began training in San Francisco at Aikido of San Francisco. In 1979 Cyndy traveled to Japan where she studied with...