A town in the northern part of Hokkaido. Pop. 43,000. Burial place of Sokaku TAKEDA. Site of the DAITOKAN Dojo, headquarters of DAITO-RYU AIKI BUDO headmaster Tokimune TAKEDA.
Archive - August 2011
Josh Gold“Interview with Rorion Gracie,” by James Williams and Stanley Pranin
Few martial artists, whether in the United States or abroad, have not heard of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. The ability of the Gracie brothers to work successfully against fighters of many various styles is exceptional. Even more...
Each Moment Made New – Can You Really Prepare For Class?
For the student, preparing for class should be total. For the instructor the same. You are going into unexpected territory. Each time unique as if into battle. Indeed the battle is with your self, the unconsciousness...
Stanley Pranin explains how Aiki News & Aikido Journal began
Aikido Journal Editor Stanley Pranin describes the circumstances of how he began publication of Aiki News and Aikido Journal, the forerunners of the aikidojournal.com website.
Stanley Pranin on AikidoJournal.TV
“Kyuzo Mifune, Master of Judo,” by Robert Noha
This is the first in a series of articles on the teachings of master martial artists from arts other than aikido. They have proven useful in my aikido training and teaching. Our own training experiences, teachings from...
“O-Sensei: Concretizing the Myth,” by Stanley Pranin
Every movement attaining the significance and manifesting the size and vitality of Aikido must have some charismatic individual or core group as its focal point. Aikido is of course no exception as the Founder, Morihei...
“Aikido and the Spine,” by Bartłomiej Gajowiec
I think we are finally at the point of concluding our description of the body parts and now we can concentrate on the spine. The spine is a no man’s land that has been explored by many, and explained erroneously in so...
Preface to “Yurusu Budo,” by Shoji Nishio
“I consider aikido a morally principled ‘YurusuBudo,’ that is, a “Budo of acceptance…” A number of people have suggested over the years that I publish a book. So far I have always...
Chronology of the Life of Sokaku Takeda by Stanley Pranin
table-test-17 Year Event 1859 Born on October 10, 1859 at the Takeda Mansion in Oike, Aizu Bange-cho, in present-day Fukushima Prefecture. Father, Sokichi Takeda (1819-1906), mother Tomi (unknown dates), daughter of...
“Chronology of Sokaku Takeda,” by Stanley Pranin
table-test-17 Year Event 1859 Sokaku Takeda born on October 10, 1859 at the Takeda Mansion in Oike, Aizu Bange-cho, in present-day Fukushima Prefecture. Father, Sokichi Takeda (1819-1906), mother Tomi (unknown dates)...