Aikido could be called the martial art of not fighting. Aikido joins with an aggressor’s force rather than fighting against it. Size and strength are less important than good technique and being able to relate skillfully. Consequently, aikido is popular with a wide variety of people of all ages, gender and backgrounds.
Aikido was founded by Morihei Ueshiba in the mid-twentieth-century after intense martial and spiritual training. Although it’s roots are in the traditional martial arts of the samurai, Ueshiba saw aikido as... read more
In 1942, acclaimed martial artist Morihei Ueshiba gave the name aikido to his art. After years of studying traditional martial arts in tandem with an intense spiritual search, he had developed a reputation for invincibility and was in high demand as a teacher.