Did you know that Aikido besides of being a martial art is a combination of strength training and cardio workouts? The benefits are:...

In the Japanese culture from early childhood, children learn how to clean their classroom. Every member of the classroom is part of the...

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...

Setsubun means:"Seasonal division" in Japanese. This event occurs on February 3rd this year and it is calculated with Old Japanese...

Mochitsuki is a Japanese tradition following the rice harvest from late October to the New Year. Mochi sounds like to have or to hold so...

"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...

I have not found any list of suburi, fundamental movement, on the internet. So I would like to share a list of the most common suburi...

Aux Etats-Unis, il y a beaucoup de groupes qui pratiquent des styles différents. Je pense que de temps en temps, il est important de...

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...