AIKIDO合気道: AI合: Harmony, union. KI気: Internal energy. Spirit, mind, heart. This Japanese character (kanji) is composed of the components "steam" combined with "rice." This Japanese term is used in hundreds of expressions referring to one's mind or mental state, e.g., Genki: to be well. Tenki: good weather. DO道: Path, way, method.

Aikido “The Way of Harmony” It is a Japanese martial art that combines control techniques (katame waza) and projection or knockdown of one or more opponents (nage waza).

Morihei Ueshiba, whom his students called O’Sensei (Grand Master), created the Aikido at the beginning of the 20th century. Having been a master of various martial arts and a deeply spiritual person, he was able to reconcile the seemingly varied martial disciplines by creating the Aikido, a martial path to help people develop their physical, mental and spiritual potential.

Making a somewhat simple translation, Aikido It means “the path to harmony with the universal forces of life” or “the path to unity with the fundamental forces of the universe.” It has also been called “The Path to Spiritual Harmony.”

In it Aikido The approach focuses on managing aggression and violence through energetic and positive training. Highly effective martial arts techniques are applied in a unique way: using dynamic body movement to neutralize attacks. A trained aikidoka is able to effectively and safely redirect the force of an attack. Aikido It is designed to be able to handle not only one opponent, but several as well.

With the Aikido The practitioner is taught to be flexible, fluid, and focused, and to act spontaneously within the principles of the art. To do this, the aikidoka learns to unite mind, body, and spirit to the fullest. Originally taught to a select few students in Japan, it is now taught all over the world, largely thanks to the efforts of the son of O’Sensei, the now deceased Kisshomaru Ueshiba, who, by systematizing and adapting his father's techniques, developed a training method accessible to men, women, and children of all ages, physical conditions, and abilities.