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Aikido Isn’t Just a Martial Art. It’s Also a Life-Changing Philosophy, Argues a Carbondale Author’s New Book.

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Founded in the 1920s by Tokyo-based teacher Morihei Ueshiba, the youngest Japanese martial art, aikido, has ...
CNN

Tanabe – where a mysterious martial art was born

Seiji Gomita doesn’t look particularly fierce. A short, 75-year-old Japanese chiropractor of medium build, he appears to be armed with little more than a warm smile and friendly eyes. But woe betide ...
The New York Times

Yoshimitsu Yamada, Who Brought Aikido to the U.S., Dies at 84

He emphasized the basics of the Japanese martial art, and he encouraged his students to develop their own interpretations of it. By Clay Risen Yoshimitsu Yamada, who more than anyone else was ...
Vanguard

Ade Olufeko trains with Aikido Master Terumasa Hotta in Tokyo, Japan

Ade Abayomi Olufeko, an American technologist and West African cultural advocate, entered the disciplined world of Japanese martial arts to deepen his practice of discipline, perception, and strategic ...