Its main goal is to use the opponent's movement and energy against them, rather than opposing them directly. Through circular movements, off-balancing, and projections, Aikido teaches how to ...

"But aikido I have found to be very rich," Schenk said. "I hesitate to use the word 'spiritual.' It is very mental as well as physical. There's just so much to explore. There's a fundamental ...

A Liliha retiree spent a career teaching English to Pearl City High School students, or driving a Japanese tour bus. But there's one thing he's done his entire life, and that's practice aikido.

What this means is that an exponent of aikido will use the force of an attack against the aggressor to apply a lock, throw or pin. When pulled, the aikidoka (practitioner of aikido) moves forward ...

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 ...

What started with just a handful of people trying to learn an ancient art turned into decades of study, and a community of people connected by their love of aikido. In observance of Asian American ...