Thankfully, the early half of my life involved lots of physical activity and some measure of the old way to effect balance with the arts and sciences. When, finally I decided to get a computer to store my writing as...
Archive - May 2011
Josh GoldRecommended reading: “Our Country as a Martial Nation,” by Onisaburo Deguchi
The article below by Onisaburo Deguchi, Co-Founder of the Omoto religion and spiritual teacher of Morihei Ueshiba, has been selected from the extensive archives of the Online Aikido Journal. We believe that an informed...
Get instruction from Morihiro Saito Sensei
Morihiro Saito Sensei (1928-2002) was one of the closest and most gifted of the thousands of students of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba. He began his training in Iwama in 1946 and became of the most highly regarded...
Recommended reading: “Morihei Ueshiba and Onisaburo Deguchi” by Stanley Pranin
The article below has been selected from the extensive archives of the Online Aikido Journal. We believe that an informed readership with knowledge of the history, techniques and philosophy of aikido is essential to the...
“Gravity and Love – A Universal Commonality?,” by Nev Sagiba
Without gravity there would be no form. All would be a void of chaotic dark. Perhaps a soup of undifferentiated, random, sub atomic particles. No light or solidity or forms would exist. Without form, suns and planets to...
“On Transforming Your Aikido,” by Stanley Pranin
The man who created aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, was a most extraordinary person. He lived in an age of history that was tumultuous and brought out the best and worst in people. For Morihei, the circumstances he lived in...
Passing of Seiseki Abe Sensei on May 18
We just received news via Chuck Holland of the passing of Seiseki Abe Sensei at the age of 96. Seiseki Abe Sensei was one of the closest students of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba of the postwar period. A resident of...
Bruce Bookman’s response to Stan Pranin’s article, “Virtues of Aikido”
I would very much like to thank Stan Pranin Sensei for his thought-provoking article on the Virtues of Aikido. The article first appeared in 2002 but it took seeing it again recently to inspire me to write. Stan listed...
“To Play or Not To Play,” by Nev Sagiba
A Buddhist friend once said to me, when speaking of a verbal attack that had happened, “I just don’t buy into it. I don’t play their game.” Whilst some people take verbal attacks very seriously...
Recommended reading: “An End to the Collusion” by Stanley Pranin
The article below written by Aikido Journal Editor Stanley Pranin has been selected from the extensive archives of the Online Aikido Journal. We believe that an informed readership with knowledge of the history...