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The Last Swordsman: The Yoshio Sugino Story, by Tsukasa Matsuzaki
“Something that caught Kurosawa’s attention was Sugino’s solid, well-balanced personal deportment, and he ordered the actors to emulate this as best they could…” Yoshio Sugino (1904-1998) Yoshio...
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Magazine: Aiki News Number 88, Summer 1991
“One day, O-Sensei said, “Taijutsu which encompasses the theory of the sword is aikido.” Aiki News Number 88, Summer 1991 Contents ● Editorial – The Winds of Change, by Stanley Pranin ●...
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Magazine: Aiki News Number 32, December 1978
Sensei said, “Come and strike me!” I went to strike him and tumbled over. “Come and kick me!” When I tired to kick him, I was gently overturned. “Come and grab me!” I was thrown without knowing how....
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“A Tribute to Sadateru Arikawa, 9th dan,” by Stanley Pranin
“Arikawa Sensei was talkative, tireless, severe yet cheerful, fearsome on the mat, and fiercely loyal to the Ueshiba family.” On October 11, 2003, the aikido world lost 9th dan Sadateru Arikawa, one...
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One Man, One Vision by Stanley Pranin
“The Founder was the proverbial ‘driven man’ who focused his energies on his own training and ventured forth on a unique voyage of inner discovery that culminated in the birth of aikido.” Aikido...
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“Interview with André Cognard (1),” by Stanley Pranin
André Cognard was born in France in 1954. He was 17 years old when he started teaching aikido to adults, by opening five dojos in several cities in France. Four years later, he received the French...
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“Interview with André Cognard (2),” by Stanley Pranin
Hirokazu Kobayashi Sensei demonstrating the swordAndré Cognard was born in France in 1954. He was 17 years old when he started teaching aikido to adults, by opening five dojos in several cities in...
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Magazine: Aiki News Number 37, 1981
Aiki News Number 37, 1981 Contents ● Editorial on Mitsunari Kanai, by Stanley Pranin ● Interview with Mitsunari Kanai, by Stanley Pranin ● Morihiro Saito’s Technical Notebook —...
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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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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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Video: Morihiro Saito’s 1992 special demonstration on promotion to 9th dan...
“Saito Sensei built this dojo when it was announced that the Iwama Dojo would soon be torn down” The name of Morihiro Saito is known almost universally among aikido practitioners. He was one of the...
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Screencast: Focus on History —“Ueshiba Family Tree: The Line of Succession”...
Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) and his wife Hatsu (1881-1969) Morihei Ueshiba’s Family and Line of Succession In this screencast, Stanley Pranin presents a chart containing an abbreviated genealogical...
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Free download: Stanley Pranin’s “Aikido Chronological Chart”
“O-Sensei’s elite cadre of collaborators who forged today’s Aikido” Stanley Pranin’s beautiful “Aikido Chronological Chart” may be downloaded by all members of the Aikido Journal Members Site — both...
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Interview with Pat Hendricks by Ikuko Kimura
“I know that Saito Sensei didn’t treat me any differently just because I was a woman. He judged me from a neutral place. That’s what I loved about him.” Pat Hendricks Sensei at Aiki Expo 2002 Ikuko...
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Interview with Morihei Ueshiba and Kisshomaru Ueshiba
“True budo means to win over yourself and eliminate the fighting heart of the enemy.” A: When I was a college student my philosophy professor showed us a portrait of a famous philosopher, and now I am...
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An Overview of Koichi Tohei’s Early Aikido Career by Stanley Pranin
Koichi Tohei, 10th dan, teaching in Hawaii c. 1960 “Who is Koichi Tohei and why is he so important to an understanding of the development of aikido?” In May, 1974, an event occurred that shook the...
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Interview with Michio Hikitsuchi Sensei, Aikido 10th Dan by Laurin Herr and...
“What I learned directly from O-Sensei is that the spirit of creating world peace comes before waza. Without that spirit, our Aikido cannot progress.” Sensei, when did you meet O-Sensei? I first met...
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Historical photos: Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei warmups, February 1969
Recently, we uploaded a rare photograph of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba that was taken in February 1969 at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo. This was only a few weeks before his passing on April 26....
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Retracing the footsteps of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba by Stanley Pranin
Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) “The attraction for me, a teenager at that time, was the flashy action scenes, the cool detachment of the heroes, and the exotic language and settings. I was...
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