This is the first part of a two-part article. Read the second part here. Introduction In April of 1931, Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido, opened a private dojo in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo called the “Kobukan.” This dojo served as the center...
Aikido in the Postwar Years,1946-1956 by Stanley Pranin
Introduction Although the term “aikido” was first adopted in 1942, the growth of the art did not pick up momentum in Japan until the late 1950s. Not surprisingly, the devastating effects of World War II created a set of...
April 28, 2004