“I rang the doorbell, and a diminutive woman, perhaps in her 70s, opened the door. She look up and saw this six-foot gaijin staring her in the face, and I thought she would faint on the spot!” Of the the areas I...
Archive - October 2011
Josh Gold“Morihei Ueshiba and Gozo Shioda,” by Stanley Pranin
When it comes to showing aikido to the general public in a way both attractive and easy to understand, Gozo Shioda stands alone. He combines a lucid analysis of aikido theory with crisp technique and a liberal dash of...
“Satsujinken and Katsujinken,” by Dane S. Harden
Sometimes the movies get it right… “Go seek balance Daniel-san”…these were the words Miyagi Sensei spoke to his pupil at a time in Daniel’s life when he needed help. All of us face challenging times in our lives. Those...
“Historical photo: Hiroshi Tada, 9th dan, Aikido’s Mr. Dynamic!,” by Stanley Pranin
Observers of the annual All-Japan Aikido Demonstration have for decades been impressed with the performances of a tall, slim man with amazing technique. It is as though his body is filled with a pulsating electric...
Typhoon Relief sent to Motomichi Anno Sensei of Shingu
Dear Aikido community, Thank you very much for your caring response to the massive typhoon and flood damage in Kumano, Japan, where Anno Sensei lives. A number of you sent donations for relief funds, which I sent to...
Historical photo: “Kisaburo Osawa, 9th dan — Aikido’s éminence grise,” by Stanley Pranin
“Osawa Sensei was heavily involved out of public view in an attempt to assuage many key figures in the aikido world who were affected by this cataclysmic event.” Our photo today is an action shot I took at...
Historical photo from 1974: Morihiro Saito brings Iwama Aikido to America!
“Sensei had the presence of mind, lightning-fast reflexes and physical strength necessary to pull off such a feat. I’ve never seen anything like it before or since!” This is an important photo that was taken in...
“Historical photo: Sadateru Arikawa, 8th dan, in action… mind blowing!”, by Stanley Pranin
“I really don’t know what to do about all of these tapes. Historically, they are very important and contain a lot of ‘bombshells!’” Let me start out by saying that technical photographs of Sadateru...
“O-Sensei’s long-forgotten article resurrected after 52 years,” by Stanley Pranin
発刊の言葉 道主 植芝 盛平 世の創めより天地は生成発展を重ね、天運循環、照徹弥益々に栄光を放つ昭和三十四年目出度く初春を迎え、茲に国土挙ってことほぎの声一同勇み立つの時とはなりました。この時にあたり宇内創成の精神にのっとり、世の為め国の為めに万有の上を憂いつつ武産合気紙即ち合気道新聞の発刊に至りましたのは宇宙真理完成への誠の現れであります。...
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