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Aikido is derived from three Japanese words. Ai, to join, Ki means spirit, and Do means ways. Generally, aikido is a form of art that fuses the body, spirit and mind in order to find peaceful ways of overcoming challenges in life. Morehei Ueshiba created the Aikido Japanese form of [...]

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The achievement of goals is important. But the real juice of life, whether it be sweet or bitter, is to be found not nearly so much in the products of our efforts as in the process of living itself, in how it feels to be alive. ~George Leonard Recently an Aikidoist who trains at [...]

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I recently began learning/practicing Aikido, after being exposed to it a few years ago and really liking the philosophy behind it. One of the first things the sensei (teacher) said to me when I signed up for class was that it's rare for someone of my age (over 50) to begin learning Aikido, and in [...]

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Martial arts have existed since a very long time and are the most successful form of self defense that have ever existed. Nowadays, more are more people are starting to learn martial arts for various reasons-some want to learn a martial art for street defense and some learn a martial art to be [...]