Aikido: The Study of Aiki
Aikido is the study of aiki. Its not the study of jujutsu techniques from the 1800s, nor is it the…
A Reflection on Teaching, Lineage, and the Future of Our Practice
This video can be found on Oiwa Ryota Sensei’s YouTube page. He has many excellent videos of himself and other…
2007 Interview with Franck Noël of Toulouse
Interview with Franck Noël of Toulouse Location: Toulouse, France Translated from 2007 Aïkido Journal France “Aikido is a way of…
2025 Isshinkai Seminar
1. Please Sign the Seminar Waiver (non-Kimusubi Aikido Dojo students only)​ Seminar Waiver 2. Register for Seminar $125 USD –…
1996 Interview: Seishiro Endo Sensei
Seishiro Endo was born in 1942 in Nagano Prefecture. He graduated from Gakushuin University. He began practicing aikido as a…
Gokyu (5th kyu) Testing Techniques
This video is a review of the grading techniques required for 5th kyu, including tips, explanations and key concepts to consider.
A Case for Keiko
“Morihei Ueshiba saw himself as an avatar, a redemptive avatar for the world, and his message confused and continues to…
Learning Shomen-uchi Ikkyo
This is our basic learning method for aikido’s first principle and one of the first techniques required for grading: shomen-uchi ikkyo.
In Memorium – Seigo Yamaguchi (1924-1996)
(excerpt from an article originally posted in Aikido Journal Magazine, Issue 108) To Yamaguchi Sensei, Who Made Me Want to…