Jordy Delage is a French aikido practitioner and the founder of Seido Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-based company which sells Japanese martial arts equipment domestically and for export. Its online storefronts SeidoShop.jp...
Archive - May 2018
Podcast: Pat Hendricks on Building People Up
Patricia Hendricks Shihan (7th dan Aikikai) talks about her approach to teaching, the Iwama aikido culture, “mansplaining”, Star Trek, and her upcoming projects with Aikido Journal. Join us for this fun and...
Trial by Fire: Tenzan Aikido’s Women’s Self-Defense Program
On April 21st, Ikazuchi Dojo sent three students to Seattle to attend Bruce Bookman and Melissa Pittman Fischer’s seven-hour women’s self-defense intensive. Aikido Journal speaks with the students who...
Christian Tissier: ‘In aikido, we need to bring people together’
Christian Tissier Shihan (8th dan) is one of the world’s most respected and influential aikido masters today. He was a pioneer of the French aikido scene and founded Dojo du Cercle Tissier (website is in French)...
Aikido: An Aging Art and its Future
This important piece is written by George Ledyard Sensei and expands upon our podcast discussion with him in April 2018. George holds the rank of 7th dan from the Aikikai and is one of the most senior instructors under...
Become a Patron of Aikido Journal
We’ve just launched a Patreon page for Aikido Journal. Please take a moment to learn more about it, give us feedback, and hopefully, spread the word. As most of our community is aware, for the last 44 years...