An effective form of self-defense, Kokikai Aikido relies on a strong mind and correct technique not physical strength alone. As a result classes include both men and women practicing on equal footing.

He slams into the practice mat for the eighty-ninth time. An integral part of Aikido training is ukemi, learning how to receive a blow and take a fall. So Jason Austad gets up for the eighty-ninth ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's education commissioner has ordered public schools to stop using a form of Aikido training to physically restrain students. The Courier-Journal reports that Kentucky ...

At the end of February, a group of international students graduated from the Tokyo-based Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo, one of the most intensive martial arts training centers in the world. Yoshinkan (meaning ...

Maui Ki-Aikido is celebrating the 60th anniversary of aikido in Hawaii by naming its longest-training sensei, Olive Silva, as the grand marshal of Maui’s celebrations. The honor will be celebrated at ...