“Admiral Takeshita was not only an admirer of Ueshiba’s superlative martial skills, but also an enthusiastic practitioner even though already well into middle age.” One of the fascinating aspects of the...
Archive - October 2012
Josh Gold“Towards A Reform of Aikido Technique: Background” by Stanley Pranin
Revival of aikido after World War II The typical aikido practitioner — this also includes many instructors — has only the vaguest of notions of how the art took roots in Japan and abroad following World War...
Towards A Reform of Aikido Technique: Background by Stanley Pranin
Revival of aikido after World War II The typical aikido practitioner — this also includes many instructors — has only the vaguest of notions of how the art planted roots in Japan and abroad following World...
Kuzushi: An Aiki Perspective by Francis Takahashi
The Japanese verb “kuzusu” may mean to “pull down (a building), break down, destroy or level (as in a hill). It can signal a “break” or a “change” in the status or condition of an object or a concept. In Jiu Jitsu, Judo...
“A Consideration of Aikido Practice within the Context of Internal Training,” by Ellis Amdur
“This loneliness is, frankly, part of the dues you’ve got to pay if you choose to remain within the aikido community and do so tactfully as well.” Then he said, “Before you go, is there anything you...
“Aikido’s Ethical Dimension,” by Nev Sagiba
“Aikido is not a better way to fight but a way to make conflict impossible by opening our mind’s eye to the numerous creative possibilities that will obtain equal or better results in all things. And each...
“Penn State Aikido Lesson Plan for Week 5,” by Jim Sullivan
Penn State University is currently conducting an aikido course and part of the course materials are period by Aikido Journal. We invite our readers to follow along with these well-designed assignments. Hello Aikido...
Gozo Shioda’s Autobiography “Aikido Jinsei” translated into English
“I was something of a conceited young man at the time and I took Ueshiba Sensei to be an impudent old geezer!” We were just sent a complimentary copy of Gozo Shioda’s fascinating autobiography titled...
Video: Rinjiro Shirata, 9th dan, at the 1986 All-Japan Aikido Demonstration
In this demonstration that Shirata Sensei gave at the All-Japan Aikido Demonstration in 1986, he first reads aloud a scroll containing a poem in praise of Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei written by the religious leader...
“Pat Hendrick’s Incredible Aikido Odyssey,” by Stanley Pranin
The early days Back in 1975, an attractive young blond woman joined my aikido class in Monterey, California. From the very start, she attended class religiously and displayed an uncommon enthusiasm toward training. I...