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 ...

The Japanese martial art, aikido, keeps appearing in my life. First I read that Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, studies aikido. Then I spoke to the director of Naropa's Authentic Leadership ...

Of the petrel and the porpoise. In my end is my beginning. —From T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets (3) Donald N. Levine was my aikido Sensei, professor, boss, mentor, and friend. He changed my life, helped ...

Rokas Leonavicius stunned his devoted students and community when he abruptly shut down his traditional Aikido dojo to chase ...

This is an exploration by Francisco de los Cobos in the search for a modernized version of Aikido techniques. The video ...

Michiharu Mori will be closing his aikido dojo due to dwindling student numbers. Mr Mori says the popularity of aikido is being damaged by internet commentators disparaging its non-aggressive style.