“To overcome the thesis presented here, you must explain how a motionless person can recognize an attack, devise a plan, spring into action, and overcome a high-speed attack in less than a second.”...
Archive - July 2015
Josh GoldAn Overview of Aikido History, by Stanley Pranin
“Morihei immersed himself in intensive training and prayer in an effort to further perfect a martial art dedicated to achieving the peaceful resolution of conflict.” It is difficult to appreciate the...
Morihei in Tanabe by Stanley Pranin
“Unlike other periods in the life of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba, his early years in Tanabe and family circumstances are not well documented.” Introduction Historians, like scientists, are fond of coming...
Video: Tetsuzan Kuroda, Headmaster of Kuroda Family Bujutsu, at Aiki Expo 2003
“Martial Artist of Impossible Skills!” Tetsuzan Kuroda, the headmaster of the martial legacy of the Kuroda family, is one of the best known and respected of contemporary Japanese koryu practitioners. He is one of...
Koichi Tohei and Training in Japan by Stanley Pranin
This article is the second in a series of four autobiographical articles by Aiki News Editor-in-chief Stanley Pranin and was first published in 1990 in Wushu, a Japanese-language magazine dealing with Chinese martial...
Interview with Koichi Tohei, by Stanley Pranin
Interview conducted by Stanley Pranin, July 11th, 1995 “I began studying aikido because I saw that Ueshiba Sensei had truly mastered the art of relaxing. It was because he was relaxed, in fact, that he could...
Magazine: Aikido Journal Number 102, 1995
“Even if you cut off my head, it has no more effect than stroking the spring breeze that whispers now across these fields.” Aikido Journal Number 102, 1995 Contents ● Editorial...
Where do you stand? “The Kotegaeshi Challenge” by Stanley Pranin
“Can you prevent your attacker from striking you?” Kotegaeshi, aikido’s wrist twist technique, is a special case among the art’s basic techniques. It can be seen performed in practically...