Morihei Ueshiba, commonly referred to as O Sensei (Great Teacher) by Aikido students, studied and taught a variety of martial arts as a young man in Japan. Profoundly affected by World War II, he ...

Most of us say we prefer peace to conflict, but the ways we try to attain it can ignite disputes. So people have a hard time imagining how a martial art might advance peace. Yet, when Morihei Ueshiba ...

Of the petrel and the porpoise. In my end is my beginning. —From T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets (3) Donald N. Levine was my aikido Sensei, professor, boss, mentor, and friend. He changed my life, helped ...

"Aikido practice is purification of the body and mind on all levels." "If people do not understand the principle of 'takemusu aiki' [valorous, unlimited creativity], they will only think about winning ...