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...

In our previous post, we discuss proper seating bows. This post discusses standing bows. In Japan, it is very common to bow when you are...

This is kind of an awkward question... "Do you brush your teeth? If you're like most people you brush at least twice per day. You brush...

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

The seated bow (zarei) is a beautiful tradition. It symbolizes gratitude and respect. On this picture, we see Aikido founder, Morihei...

Training starts with proper Etiquette.

AikiShinTaiso: Molding the body for better health and practice.

The first practice of the year is a Japanese tradition when martial arts students practice on January 1st to start the year with the...

Aikido is a Japanese martial art and it is necessary to follow the Japanese traditions of bowing. It is not religious, it is just a...