One thought dogged me during the weeks after I resumed practicing aikido in the late '80s, at 41, following a nearly seven-year hiatus: I'm too old for this. Falling safely - and frequently - is ...

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 ...

In a confused and overpopulated world, you don’t have to travel far to find a difference of opinion. There’s conflict everywhere, even at Long John Silver’s. Jack Davidson was taking in some fish and ...

Aikido, a Japanese martial art developed by O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba in Japan in the mid-20th century, arose from Ueshiba's study of a variety of martial traditions which he synthesized into the art ...

John Smartt's adult aikido class ended and his students - who ranged in age from 12 to mid-60s - left the mat showing varying degrees of sweat and fatigue. Smartt, three days from turning 60, looked ...

Her black curly hair pulled back in a tight bun, Neilu Naini kneels, then bows deeply before a small vase of flowers and a framed picture of an elderly Japanese man. The moment of silence in the small ...

John Stevens Sensei, a Buddhist priest, and 7th Dan visited our dojo, Bay Marin Aikido for a weekend of training. Stevens, a foremost authority on Aikido has penned more than thirty books on Buddhism, ...

'Aikido' is a lesser known martial art which originates from Japan. This Japanese art was founded in the late 1940's / early 50's. The Broadland Aikido club has been running in Lowestoft for some 20 ...

At Utah Aikikai, you'll find sensei Rick Berardini and senior instructor Marc Fisher, who live and teach the art of peace—the Japanese martial art of aikido. At Utah Aikikai, you’ll find sensei Rick ...

John Stevens Sensei, a Buddhist priest, and 7th Dan visited our dojo, Bay Marin Aikido for a weekend of training. Stevens, a foremost authority on Aikido has penned more than thirty books on Buddhism, ...