Aikido is about more than self-defense. Practitioners say it builds mental focus and integrates the mind and body. In fact, the term means “the way of harmony.” Seattle Aikikai, a not-for-profit dojo, ...

Around 450 girls graduated Friday from an Aikido program designed to help them resist the threat of sexual violence, in a program organized by the Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Women, ...

KALAMA — For Deston Denniston, every movement has a purpose. The Aikido teacher learned long ago not to overextend or wobble, because that would be "wasted movement" — a waste of his body's time and ...

Mark Brodbeck likes conflict. So much so, that he practices a traditional Japanese martial art that is rooted in the study of conflict, emphasizing the dispatching of your opponent without injuring ...

Knut Bauer, left, chief instructor at Central Illinois Aikikai, Urbana, applies a Sankyo wrist lock to Dean Karres. Reporter Knut Bauer, left, chief instructor at Central Illinois Aikikai, Urbana, ...

So my wife is looking into taking some Aikido lessons during the week. She took some Judo in high school for only a month or two. Which of course was over 10 years ago. So she is looking for anybody ...

Jan. 30—Want to learn the Japanese martial art of Aikido? Central Illinois Aikikai, Urbana, has added two new class options — a low-impact introductory class for adults and a second children's class, ...

Being able to fall and roll back up to a standing position 100% of the time without spilling my drink would be invaluable. Click to expand... humor aside, and for all the problems i have with aikido ...