"I am just back from Japan. Yes, believe me, a lifetime experience". This is the answer that 4th Dan Sligo Aikido Head Instructor Simone Chierchini repeated to his ... "I am just back from Japan. Yes, ...

Emphasising self-defence rather than victory, Japan's youngest martial art brings both new and veteran practitioners from across the globe to Tanabe, the town where it was born. Two men stood opposite ...

"Aikido practice is purification of the body and mind on all levels." "If people do not understand the principle of 'takemusu aiki' [valorous, unlimited creativity], they will only think about winning ...

Seiji Gomita doesn’t look particularly fierce. A short, 75-year-old Japanese chiropractor of medium build, he appears to be armed with little more than a warm smile and friendly eyes. But woe betide ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Aug. 13, 2019) -- Yotaro Mukai has taught aikido at the Yano Fitness Center here for 21 years, and he welcomes everyone. For those who want to learn, Mukai offers classes at ...

AIKIDO enthusiasts and practitioners will get busy this weekend as Sensei Hitohiro Saito Soke of Japan will hold his annual workshop here in Cebu at the Baseline Restaurant and Recreation Center’s ...

Keio University Ki-Aikido students giving a demonstration at the Wailuku Gym in a previous visit. — Photo by C.J. Barense A free, public demonstration of advanced Ki-Aikido arts will be presented ...

Two high-ranking Japanese aikido instructors from Aikikai Headquarters in Tokyo visited the Philippines recently and shared their insights and experience about the art which was founded by O’Sensei ...

When people in Bermuda think about martial arts, aikido may not be the first that comes to mind — Jamie Constable wants to ...

When Mitsugi Saotome walked into Sarasota’s 12th Street Dojo on a warm evening in mid-May, he looked like he had walked straight out of a Japanese Western. Small in stature, he wore a wide-brimmed ...

Seiji Gomita doesn’t look particularly fierce. A short, 75-year-old Japanese chiropractor of medium build, he appears to be armed with little more than a warm smile and friendly eyes. But woe betide ...