"Budo, the Japanese martial ways, have their origins in the age-old martial spirit of Japan. Through centuries of historical and social...

Recently, I have observed that there are many people practicing martial arts, but many do not follow any form of protocol or etiquette....

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""Bowing" are you serious? It is against my religion!!!" Many students, and parents have said that to an aikido or martial art instructor...

In martial arts, we must look at different levels where we can observe an unbalance. Sometimes, we are our worse ennemi and we are...

In the Japanese culture from early childhood, children learn how to clean their classroom. Every member of the classroom is part of the...

In our previous post, we discuss proper seating bows. This post discusses standing bows. In Japan, it is very common to bow when you are...

The seated bow (zarei) is a beautiful tradition. It symbolizes gratitude and respect. On this picture, we see Aikido founder, Morihei...

Training starts with proper Etiquette.

Aikido is a Japanese martial art and it is necessary to follow the Japanese traditions of bowing. It is not religious, it is just a...