A conversation between Kisshomaru Ueshiba and a Kendo practitioner. (Part3)
Translation of Magazine Aikido Tankyu Vol.13 1997 p24-29 継承者の資格 Successor Qualifications Mr. Watanabe: We are very happy that Mr....
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venturaaikido
- Mar 8
- 5 min
A conversation between Kisshomaru Ueshiba and a Kendo practitioner. (Part 2)
Translation of Magazine Aikido Tankyu Vol.13 1997 p24-29 武道の心・日本の心 The Heart of Budo, The Heart of Japan! Mr. Watanabe: When I think...
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venturaaikido
- Mar 2
- 3 min
A conversation between Kisshomaru Ueshiba and a Kendo practitioner. (part1)
Magazine Aikido Tankyu Vol.13 1997 p24-29: Translation of the conversation between Kisshomaru Ueshiba and Watanabe Kensuke. 武道の本質を考える...
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venturaaikido
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Kisshomaru Ueshiba-"Finding meaning and depth with Aikido!"
On January 17th, we are remembering the passing of Kisshomaru Ueshiba, and we are celebrating his life. This article helps us to...
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venturaaikido
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Aikido and injuries
Stay in shape and promote a healthy lifestyle for a safe and better training.
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venturaaikido
- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
Attending Seminars
In some of my previous posts, I discussed the various student levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced in Aikido. At the beginning,...
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venturaaikido
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Women in Aikido
It was often thought that martial arts were only practiced by men however History tells us something quite different. The first famous...
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venturaaikido
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
The tranquil mind of the Aikidoka(2/2)
Forging the body: The first step, in our training, is to forge and shape the body. We often hear the expression: "Be an empty cup!" so we...
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venturaaikido
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Bowing!
""Bowing" are you serious? It is against my religion!!!" Many students, and parents have said that to an aikido or martial art instructor...
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venturaaikido
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
The tranquil mind of the Aikidoka(1/2)
Many books have been written and research has been done to discuss the concept of “Mushin". In the 16th century, Takuan Soho (1573-1645)...
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venturaaikido
- Aug 10, 2022
- 2 min
The Benefit of Aikido for Parkinson Disease Patients.
It has been for the last 6 months that I started a new program for PD patients and I found that Aikido is extremely beneficial. At this...
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venturaaikido
- Aug 3, 2022
- 1 min
Why do I do Aikido?
I was looking recently at Arnold Schwarzenegger's motivation video on why he goes to the gym everyday and I found that it is the same for...
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venturaaikido
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Self-preservation
"Self-preservation is thought to be universal among all living organisms. For sentient organisms, pain and fear are integral parts of...
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venturaaikido
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Volunteering is part of our Aikido training; it is spiritual training.
The kanji on this picture means: "Obon festival".
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venturaaikido
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Aikido-Kuzushi 崩し (part 3/3)
There is an old martial art saying stating that the martial artist always needs to be in control of his personal affairs. The mind cannot...
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venturaaikido
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Kuzushi (Part 2)
In martial arts, we must look at different levels where we can observe an unbalance. Sometimes, we are our worse ennemi and we are...
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venturaaikido
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
Kuzushi 崩し (Part 1)
崩す (Kuzusu) means unbalance, to level, to pull down. A transitive verb in Japanese language. The character 崩 is form with two different...
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venturaaikido
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Aikido Testing
Sometimes, our worse ennemi is ourselves and what we do to ourselves. In Aikido, testing is an important stage in our practice to show...
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venturaaikido
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
Kobayashi Hirokazu's Aikido Research
Kobayashi Hirokazu was born on February 14th,1929 in Osaka and he passed away on August 28th, 1998. At an early age, he practiced Karate,...
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