Archive - Aikido: Art for Life

May 2025

Mostly Japan this Month (Drink after Keiko #5)

Summary of the Recent Articles and Photos from our trip to Japan

May 29 •

Aikido with Teenagers: Growing up in the Dojo

A module in Aikido with Kids and Youth Training education program for Aikidoists, Senpai and Sensei

May 22 •

Children Are the Future of Aikido Dojos

An Interview with Ilka Flora about the Educational Program ‘Aikido for Kids and Youth Training’

May 15 •

Aikido at the Source: A Few Days at Aikikai Hombu Dojo

Enjoying the Challenging Intensity

May 8 •

Aikido as Misogi / Purification

Building or Dissolving Defenses: Introducing the Two Contrasting Approaches to Aikido Practice

May 1 •

April 2025

Putting Aikido Students in the Spotlight (Drink after Keiko #4)

Teaching Aikido with Attention on the Student, not the Teacher

Apr 24 •

Aikido: A Space for Children to Be Children

Creating a Space for Kids to Move, Play, and Be Themselves

Apr 17 •

Aikido Off the Mat: How Teaching Helped Me Out

Applying Aikido Principles When It Mattered Most

Apr 10 •

Aikido as the Search for Natural Posture

Shisei: How We Stand, How We Move, How We Live

Apr 3 •

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