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  • Punching and Kicking Hide the True Nature of Children

    (From Gaku Homma Sensei’s book Children and the Martial Arts) Nearly all new students – adults as well as children – begin taking Aikido classes with preconceptions about martial arts. They believe that with a little practice, they’ll be performing the same techniques they’ve seen their Hollywood heroes perform. Children are constantly experiencing new things, but…

  • Aikido — the Art of Peace

    Aikido — the Art of Peace

    What is the Literal Meaning of Aikido? The Japanese word Aikido consists of three characters. The first two kanji characters that comprise the word aiki or ai, mean “to come together, to blend, to join,” while ki refers to “life force” or “spirit.” Do, the third character in the word, means “Path” or “Way”. Thus Aikido can be translated as…

  • “While Sensei’s Away…”

    On 4th May 2006 the Dojo Head Paritos Kar Sensei left for Tokyo, Japan, to train in the Hombu Dojo. Manisha writes: A fortnight’s over, a month-and-a-half more to go and we miss him already. That’s how long it will take for Paritos Sensei to return from his two-month long trip to Tokyo, Japan. Of…

  • “A Wonderful Learning Environment”

    [Our senior dojo member Kenneth Dekleva, a 3rd Dan Black Belt trained under Sensei Bill Sosa, Texas, USA, left New Delhi on 17.05.2006. Below is his letter to us.] I wanted to share with you and your fellow students how much I have enjoyed training with you in Sensei Kar’s dojo. I felt welcome and…

  • “Aikido — a physical discipline with a strong spiritual foundation…”

    My name is Alan Nykamp. I am currently staying at a spiritual community Gobind Sadan (The House of God without Walls) and learning a great deal about the truths of all religions and their practical applications in life from my great teacher His Holiness Baba Virsa Singh Ji. I am originally from Michigan, U.S.A. I…