Lia Suzuki recently held a training session for the more advanced of her aikido pupils. They were mainly sturdy, middle-aged men, along with one woman, who was younger and smaller yet appeared equally ...

Westminster Sensei Dang Thong Phong lifts his arm with a graceful, fluid motion, and cradles a student’s face in the bend of his elbow. Deftly, he pushes his forearm forward, sending the student – who ...

Aikido, the "art of peace," is a Japanese martial art where harmony and fluidity take precedence over force. Instead of defeating an opponent, it teaches practitioners to merge with the energy of an ...

NEWTON, Iowa (KCCI) - A botched burglary in Newton occurred when a man broke into a home and was met with a surprise: one of the homeowners was in the French Army, a master of a martial art known as ...

Traditional Aikido of Sarasota will offer an opportunity for people to train, watch and experience a martial art that focuses on resolving conflict physically, emotionally and spiritually. Aviv ...

When Mitsugi Saotome walked into Sarasota’s 12th Street Dojo on a warm evening in mid-May, he looked like he had walked straight out of a Japanese Western. Small in stature, he wore a wide-brimmed ...

It's not about using force but about channeling it to get your attackers down. French Aikido masters, Jerome Marchand and Flavian, showed how to do it at a seven-day Aikido camp in the city. It's not ...

Two high-ranking Japanese aikido instructors from Aikikai Headquarters in Tokyo visited the Philippines recently and shared their insights and experience about the art which was founded by O’Sensei ...

[Updated with photos] Bermuda Aikikai under Collins Smith Sensei had the honor of hosting two top Aikido masters this past weekend. Shihan (master teacher) Hiroshi Ikeda and Richard (Rick) Stickles.

I love Searchlight. Back in my gambling days, it was a little Mojave oasis of air-conditioning and old-time slotmachines. My buddy Everett and I loved combining the raw grit of desert camping with the ...

In a small room, a 65-year-old female master patiently instructed each movement to a group of disabled children. Kids giggled whenever they made the move in the right way and were praised by the ...