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On Writing Zen Combat by Jay Gluck
“Past the half-century mark then, Yamaguchi’s hair covered his shoulders and his eyes were as wild as a temple guardian statue’s” Cover of “Zen Combat” by Jay Gluck Raised in New York’s middle eastside...
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Interview with Koichi Tohei (2) by Stanley Pranin
“O-Sensei was as solid as a rock but also very relaxed, and that combination made him extremely strong. He had mastered relaxation by completely integrating it into his body.” Koichi Tohei at Ki...
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Magazine: Aikido Journal Number 100, 1994
“Although almost totally unknown to aikido practitioners, one of the most fascinating related forms of the art was created by Minoru Hirai. Hirai served as General Director of Morihei Ueshiba’s old...
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Koichi Tohei: Ongaeshi–Repayment of Kindness by Stanley Pranin
Koichi Tohei at Ki Society Headquarters in Tokyo, c. 1996 “I was there and I was one of the multitude who admired — no idolized! — the man.” From Aikido Journal #110 (1996) Aikido Journal has, over the...
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Remembering Mochizuki Sensei: Lessons and Reflections on Flexibility...
Minoru Mochizuki Sensei demonstrating tachidor at his Shizuoka Dojo in 1992 “The next step consists in applying the antidote to fear: familiarity. Little by little, we become accustomed to the thought...
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Video: Don Angier demonstrates at Aiki Expo 2002 (member video)
“When I began teaching in the fifties and mentioning aiki jujutsu, Kotaro and Kenji Yoshida, and the Daito-ryu, everyone said that I was a phony and there are no such people and no such art as aiki...
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Looking Back at the All-Japan Aikido Demonstration by Stanley Pranin
“One of the most interesting things about the All-Japan demonstrations is that you can see an entire range of aikidoka from hobbyists to the world’s finest teachers in a single venue, in a single...
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Interview with Seiseki Abe (1) by Stanley Pranin
Calligraphic works of Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei displayed in the Abe dojo for the interview Seiseki Abe Sensei c. 1995 Editor: Abe Sensei, I think it was during a period of misogi training, before the...
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Interview with Kisaburo Osawa by Katsuaki Terasawa
“O-Sensei taught mostly the nobility and people connected with the military. So, of course, someone like myself was not qualified to participate!” This interview was conducted in San Francisco in 1975...
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Sokaku Takeda in Osaka, by Tokimune Takeda
Sokaku Takeda demonstrating at the Asahi News dojo in August 1936 “Sokaku’s concern for Morihei was like a father for his son.” Aiki News would like to express its gratitude to Tokimune Takeda Sensei...
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Magazine: Aikido Journal Number 119, Spring 2000
“When I tried to do koshinage on some of the taller men I found that they could just step over me; no matter how I tried the technique, I couldn’t manage to throw them because the height difference…”...
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From Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu to Aikido: “The Noma Dojo photos capture a...
“The control, positioning, perfect balance, attention to detail, and many other subtleties revealed in the Noma Dojo photos reflect a deep mastery of Daito-ryu.” In 1936, an historic event took place...
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A Biography of Rinjiro Shirata – Part 3, by Kozo Kaku
“When I faced O-Sensei, his eyes appeared large and his ‘ki’ came towards me with great energy. When facing him, all my ‘ki’ would be absorbed and my power ended up amounting to nothing.” Dreamlike...
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“Memoir of the Master,” by Morihei Ueshiba with commentary by Stanley Pranin
“I want considerate people to listen to the voice of Aikido. It is not for correcting others; it is for correcting your own mind” One of the first aikido books published in English appeared in 1963....
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Cooperation During Demonstrations by Stanley Pranin
“You are going to be required to absorb the application of numerous, painful techniques which, lest we forget, were originally intended for maiming and killing.” From Aiki News #65 (December 1984) The...
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Expanding and Refining the Notion of Self-defense by Stanley Pranin
“Martial artists discover that their discipline and effort has paid off handsomely and, in the bargain, provided benefits which spill over into other areas of their lives.” Aikido Journal #103 (1995)...
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True Self Defense by George Ledyard
“The skills and technology of True Self Defense are simply an extension of those developed for survival over hundreds of thousands of years.” Let us look at the nature of “Self Defense”. There are two...
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Magazine: Aiki News Number 94, Winter-Spring 1993
“I believe that Saito Sensei is capable of seeing the hearts of people directly on a spiritual level.” “Aikido’s technical debt to Daito-ryu is immense. It is difficult to find a movement in aikido...
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Interview with Minoru Akuzawa by Tim Fong with Robert John
“You have to relax and still hold the shape of the exercise properly. It has to have rigidity to it, but it can’t be stiff.” Recently Tim Fong made a trip out to Japan and was able to catch up with...
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Historical photos: Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei performing the misogi jo, c. 1965...
“A nuboko adorned with jewels was used by Izanami and Izanagi while standing on the Ame no Ukihashi to ‘stir’ the sea!” This series of photos shows Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei performing misogi jo...
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