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Entries for November 8th, 2008

Martial Aiki – Past and Present

Written by James Williams
An excerpt from an article published in the Aikido JOURNAL
“Nature knows but one kind of justice, the inevitable conformity of results to causes.”
In modern language we use the term martial arts for a number of disciplines that are based to some degree or another on various Samurai methods of war and personal [...]

Learning and Mastering AIKIDO / AIKI WAGO

Today, Aikido is taught in different opinions. Some organizations teach it as a Japanese traditional art, some others teach it as a combat art, or a competitive sport. Some instructors put emphasis on Aikido kihon waza (basic techniques), some others put emphasis on ki and breathing methods, or on weapon exercises (especially on using a [...]