In California, Earthing is very popular, and Californians are enjoying the beaches and the mountains where they have the opportunities to...

I have observed that sometimes people think that Aikido is exceedingly difficult to learn. For some students, they feel awkward after the...

The purpose of this blog is to become familiar with Aikido terminology. The definition of a grab is: a sudden quick grasp, a violent...

In some of my previous posts, I discussed the various student levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced in Aikido. At the beginning,...

"Self-preservation is thought to be universal among all living organisms. For sentient organisms, pain and fear are integral parts of...

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

崩す (Kuzusu) means unbalance, to level, to pull down. A transitive verb in Japanese language. The character 崩 is form with two different...

June is PTSD awareness (Post traumatic Stress Disorder). The campaign is mainly for our veterans however I would like to extend it to...

Every year, the Ueshiba family and the Aikikai foundation organize a memorial for the founder of Aikido in Iwama, Japan on April 26th,...

Did you know that Aikido besides of being a martial art is a combination of strength training and cardio workouts? The benefits are:...

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

As the Spring Equinox is approaching: “You must prune to bloom. If the dead weight is not pruned and removed, it compromises the quality,...

Making the right call at the right time!

Two students testimonials published in the magazine phosphore in France provide an insight about why students are studying aikido....

What is the 5 elements theory? According to the old Chinese classical texts, Gogyo in Japanese or “Wu Xing” in Chinese is not only the 5...

Setsubun means:"Seasonal division" in Japanese. This event occurs on February 3rd this year and it is calculated with Old Japanese...

We started a new adventure late 2020 when all Aikido dojos in Ventura closed. We had to reinvent ourselves and we had to adapt to the...