Stanley Pranin presents a 28-minute lecture titled “Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda.” He explores the complex relationship between these two martial arts geniuses, and explains how Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu...
Archive - June 2011
Josh Gold“Keeping up with technological innovation,” by Stanley Pranin
I usually date the start of my formal aikido research activities as April 1974. This was when I first published “Aiki News,” a very modest four-page newsletter. This little labor of love was centered around...
“Aikido and Feet,” by Bartłomiej Gajowiec
“Human feet are a part of a whole self-coordinating system of body balance and stability.” Feet are our body’s supporting elements. A close look at them will reveal the whole genius of Mother Nature:...
“Self Preservation,” by Nev Sagiba
Which “self” is it that we are preserving in the event of an imminent threat? The average Jo Blo simply follows his instincts, poor as these unconsciously accumulated millions of years of ancestral...
Peaks, Troughs and Intensity
The nature of the universe and existence consists of peaks, troughs and moments of intensity. Understanding this better, prepares you to navigate life, as it is. The nature of battle is a more intensified and...
Video Blog: “Should Weapons be a Part of Aikido Training?” engenders lively discussion on Facebook
Stanley Pranin’s Video Blog: “Should Weapons be a Part of Aikido Training?” published yesterday has stimulated a great deal of discussion on this controversial topic on Facebook. The prevailing opinion seems to be that...
“Ki no Musubi – A Meeting of Minds,” by Nev Sagiba
To Melanesian islanders, being of “one mind, means exactly that. And this is why the more heavily populated Niuginis never successfully invaded them for over 50,000 years of trying to do so. In principles of law...
This Old Man Must Keep Practicing
Resting on laurels is one of the most dangerous of self-deceptions than can corrode the life of a human being. It leads to stagnant rot and complacency. Individuals boast of “once having,” done this or that...
Passing of Yukio Kawahara Sensei, 8th Dan
Aikiweb.com has reported the passing of Yukio Kawahara Sensei, 8th dan, Chief Instructor of British Columbia Aikido Federation on Thursday, June 2. Below is a short biography of Kawahara Sensei from the British Columbia...