Editorial Leadership

Business Lessons from the Tatami: How Aikido Principles Shape Entrepreneurship

Feras is a 3rd-degree black belt in Aikido and is an assistant instructor and a youth instructor at Aikido Silicon Valley. Feras’ first foray into entrepreneurship started with a layoff notice from the cutting-edge tech startup that he had...

Josh Gold

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Dojo Management Editorial Leadership

Letter from the Editor, March 2024

Greetings from Aikido Journal. As we near the end of Q1, 2024, I wanted to provide you with a short update on my recent thoughts and activities. First off, this month marks the seventh anniversary of the passing of...

Josh Gold

March 26, 2024

Editorial Leadership

A Path Towards Revitalizing Aikido, by Ellis Amdur

Josh Gold

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Contributed Editorial

Aikido Training Needs an Overhaul by Hoa Newens

Hoa Newens has trained and taught Aikido since 1967 and currently teaches at the Aikido Institute Davis. Throughout the years, he studied with Dang Thong Phong, Seiichi Sugano, and the late Morihiro Saito. In addition...

Antonio Aloia

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23 min read

Contributed Editorial

Saotome Sensei: Three Types of Aiki by Guy Hagen

The following was contributed by Guy Hagen Sensei, a student of Mitsugi Saotome Sensei and a Founder and Head Instructor of Aikido Chuseikan, in Tampa Bay, Florida. During the first part of Saotome Sensei’s 2023 visit...

Antonio Aloia

November 8, 2023