British Aikido – Full Circle
Aikido Legacy
The history of British Aikido offers a rich and proud legacy for the genuine students of both today and of the future. A...
Isshin-ryu: The Style that Tatsuo Shimabuku Built
On January 14, 1956, Tatsuo Shimabuku went to sleep and had a vivid dream. In his sleep he saw a vision of a goddess,...
Shotokan Karate
Shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906-1945). Gichin was...
Aikido Philosophy
Introduction
In their encounters with life, thinking people of all times and places have asked the same big questions, offering different answers in keeping with...
History of Sumo
Origins and Ancient Sumo
The earliest written mention of sumo is found in the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters), a book from the year 712,...
Yoseikan Budo
Yoseikan Budo is a comprehensive martial art founded by Master Minoru Mochizuki of Shizuoka, Japan. Master Mochizuki was a senior direct student of Judo...
Facts About Ninjutsu – What You Never Knew
Ninjutsu has always been this mysterious and bigger than life subject - part myth, part fantasy. It’s been greatly misrepresented in movies, anime and...
American Freestyle Karate
"Karate" is a term made up of two Japanese words, "kara" and "te" meaning "empty hand". It is one kind of self defense system...
Luca Cavallotto Photographer – Aikido in Berlin
Young Italian Photographer, Luca Cavallotto, shares his love for Aikido with his black and white photos of Aikido in Berlin.
Perhaps the youngest Japanese martial art,...
Ernie Cates Neko Ryu Jujitsu
Professor Ernie Cates has been tossing other people’s weight around for more than five decades. At age 14 he began jujitsu training then in 1954...
Shito-Ryu Karate
Karate has been taught outside of Japan for almost 40 years, and was exported to the rest of the world along both stylistic and...
Karate
Karate can be described as a martial art, or fighting method, involving a variety of techniques, including blocks, strikes, evasions, throws, and joint manipulations....
How Western Wrestlers Changed Judo
“Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated.” (Cheng, 2012) But as larger, stronger foreigners, often with a...
Aikido History, Training and Etiquette
Although aikido is a relatively recent innovation within the world of martial arts, it is heir to a rich cultural and philosophical background. Aikido...
Kosho Ryu
Kosho Ryu is an ancient art form founded in about 1245 AD by a monk named Bosatsu. Legend has it that Bosatsu meditated under...
The History of Karate in America
Kung-fu arrived in the U.S. with the first Chinese immigrants in the mid-19th century, but the growth of karate is largely owed to contact...