Articles about Aikido

  • Report: Aikido gains popularity in India

    NDTV.com, Sports SectionTuesday, February 28, 2006 (New Delhi) The Aikido centre in New Delhi, which was started about a year ago by Sensei Paritos Kar, is the only one of its kind in India. The art involves no punches, no kicks but simply involves the dynamics of movement. “Aikido is a self-defensive martial art. But…

  • A Martial Manifestation

    Martial arts enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend in Delhi with the visit of an American grandmaster. Shihan Gaku Homma Sensei, a student of Morihei Ueshiba the founder of Aikido will hold a seminar and public demonstration of this spiritual martial art based on harmony (ai), spirit (ki) and finding ones way in…

  • Dance your way to de-stress

    Dance your way to de-stress

    Looking for a way to keep fit, de-stress and also learn self defence into the bargain? Aikido, a non-aggressive martial art from Japan, offers just that. Watching people practicing aikido you could easily get the impression that you have accidentally stumbled across some kind of modern dance class. Small groups of women, men and even children move…

  • Experience the Power of Aikido

    Experience the Power of Aikido Aikido is a non-aggressive Japanese martial art with graceful flowing circular movements and powerful techniques. The word Aikido can be translated as “the Way of Harmony with the Universal Energy”. This spiritual art has been born out of enlightenment of the great teacher Morihei Ueshiba (known as O-Sensei) in the…

  • Words of the Founder – Morihei Ueshiba, O-Sensei

    Aikido manifests a way to order the world to be united as one family. It is to help God build a paradise on earth. The unity of the world comes from the unity of each country, and the unity of a country depends upon that of each family. As a unit of the universe as…