We all love to be served: we have someone washing our cars, we have someone cooking for us, we have someone doing our garden, cleaning...

As the Spring Equinox is approaching: “You must prune to bloom. If the dead weight is not pruned and removed, it compromises the quality,...

Shiba Yoshimasa (1350-1410) (source: Pinterest.com)

Making the right call at the right time!

Two students testimonials published in the magazine phosphore in France provide an insight about why students are studying aikido....

What is the 5 elements theory? According to the old Chinese classical texts, Gogyo in Japanese or “Wu Xing” in Chinese is not only the 5...

"The tradition which is based on the certainties of the past, is constantly evolving" (Jean Cocteau) "The modernity of yesterday is the...

We started a new adventure late 2020 when all Aikido dojos in Ventura closed. We had to reinvent ourselves and we had to adapt to the...

Life has different stages: birth, childhood, adulthood and death. Physically, our body goes through different learning stages which we...

Be Present with Mindfulness Practice Have you ever taken a drive and not remembered getting from one place to the next, or taken a walk...

Why should I train in Aikido? Fitness, Health (Mental and Physical), discipline and self-defense. We all have different goals in life but...

For thousand of years, China and Japan have shared philosophies across the seas. I would like to say that philosophy doesn't have any...

If you have been a practitioner for a long time, it is possible to research on the internet to find what other practitioners are doing....

Ventura Aikido, LLC is open to serve the Ventura Community. Currently, we are offering classes at Memorial Park. It is just the best spot...

Introduction: At Ventura Aikido, we are incorporating Qigong, AikiShintaiso, Aikido: Weapons and hands-on exercises to promote health....

June Gloom is PTSD awareness month. PTSD can lead to pain, depression, anxiety, digestive issues, diabetes, heart issues, addiction and...

Mae-Ukemi

June is PTSD awareness month: Returning from a deployment does not mean the battle is over. A new fight begins for the veterans and his...

The Kumano Nachi falls (Nachi no taki) are also located in Wakayama prefecture, where Tanabe city is and where O'Sensei was born. The...

When I started my Aikido journey, my first thought was: "Who was Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido?". I started from Osaka and we...