Tenkei Aikido Dojo

By Kevin E. A. Love
Aikido can confuse and frustrate the beginner. The movements challenge the body and the techniques and concepts often seem mysterious and counter-intuitive. For instance, it took me several months to realize that the hand stretches we do in warm-ups are the controls we use in our techniques!
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The martial art of Aikido has its origins in both spirituality and philosophy. It is also influenced by the Omoto-kyo religion which was the religion of its founder Morihei Ueshiba. The word Aikido is derived from three Japanese characters. “Ai” translates to joining; “Ki” means spirit while “Do” means a way. If you translate this [...]