Salamanca, Spain

It was often thought that martial arts were only practiced by men however History tells us something quite different. The first famous...

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...

""Bowing" are you serious? It is against my religion!!!" Many students, and parents have said that to an aikido or martial art instructor...

Many books have been written and research has been done to discuss the concept of “Mushin". In the 16th century, Takuan Soho (1573-1645)...

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...

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...

"Self-preservation is thought to be universal among all living organisms. For sentient organisms, pain and fear are integral parts of...

The kanji on this picture means: "Obon festival".

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...

In martial arts, we must look at different levels where we can observe an unbalance. Sometimes, we are our worse ennemi and we are...

崩す (Kuzusu) means unbalance, to level, to pull down. A transitive verb in Japanese language. The character 崩 is form with two different...

Sometimes, our worse ennemi is ourselves and what we do to ourselves. In Aikido, testing is an important stage in our practice to show...

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,...

Parkinson disease is a degenerative disease affecting the brain cells of a region called: Substance Nigra. The cells produce a...

June is PTSD awareness (Post traumatic Stress Disorder). The campaign is mainly for our veterans however I would like to extend it to...

Parkinson's disease is a long term degenerative neurological disorder, it is a progressive condition that affects movement. Symptoms...

Every year, the Ueshiba family and the Aikikai foundation organize a memorial for the founder of Aikido in Iwama, Japan on April 26th,...

I often say that improving and maintaining your health is the fist principle of self-defense. You can learn a few cool tricks on Youtube...

At first, I thought that training outside was only temporary however I think that it is the best opportunity for people to be outside. I...