Archive - 2011

Aikido Schools of Ueshiba

A large, independent aikido organization in the U. S. headed by Mitsugi SAOTOME established in the late 1970s which became affiliated with the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in January 1988. It exists as an organization separate...

Aikido 合気道

A modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei UESHIBA incorporating joint-lock and throwing techniques applied in self-defense with the intent of not injuring or causing only minimal damage to the attacker. The...

Aiki Shrine

An OMOTO shrine located in IWAMA, Ibaragi Prefecture erected in the early 1960s by Morihei UESHIBA which symbolizes his belief in aikido as a spiritual discipline. Site of an annual ceremony presided over by Omoto...