Aikido Principles
You can't learn much about aikido just by reading. Many hours of practice and experiment are needed before the ideas presented here will have...
The Budokwai Centennial
January 26, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Budokwai, also known as GK House, by Gunji Koizumi in 1918. The...
What Jujutsu Is Not
Over the last few days I have had a few occasions to discuss what Jujutsu is and what Jujutsu is not, and in both...
Judo
"The aim of Judo is to utilize physical and mental strength most effectively. Its training is to understand the true meaning of life through...
The Foundation of Kodokan Judo and It’s Development
What is widely prevailed all over the world now under the general name of judo means the Kodokan Judo which Prof Jigoro Kano founded...
Kobayashi Shorin-ryu
Kobayashi Shorin-ryu is called kobayashi style aby the Japanese.
"... now the Japanese call it 'kobayashi style' but that is incorrect - but that is...
Richard Ostrofsky Aikido
Aikido As Political Theory
Time out of mind, martial arts have been practiced by aristocrats and by thugs. Middle-class people, concerned with cost accounting, profit...
Kobudo: Traditional Okinawan Weapons
Kobudo literally means "ancient martial ways". In the karate world, it generally refers to those traditional Okinawan weapons whose history and practice has been...
Shotokan
The term Shotokan was derived from Gichin Funakoshi's first official dojo built in 1936 at Mejiro. The dojo was destroyed in 1945 by allied...
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...