My ski companion decided to take a break and have a beer. I left her sitting outside in the snow on a lawn chair in the broad area at the...

I felt dismayed. In the midst of preparing for my first aikido test—consisting of 10 techniques—I made the mistake of asking one of the...

Aikido is a Japanese martial art. Although it is practiced around the world, its cultural context is important. From the uniform to the...

I dreamed that I stood on the ledge of a tall building, 40 floors up. I stepped casually off the ledge and fell, remaining upright, hands...

“It’s like we’re psychic,” Holly marvels. “How did you know what I was thinking?” I ask. We repeat the experiment. She shuts her eyes. I...

Every art, trade, science, and study has its jargon. Aikido is no different. Jargon can be a barrier to learning, but it develops for a...

I’ve been thinking more about the principle of relaxing completely.  It is inextricable from the other key principles, but it is one of...

Martial arts require practicing new ways of moving, thinking, and interacting with others. Aikido relies on several key principles that...