It's just after 6am and I share a sun-bathed room with 100 men and women who could slam me face first into the tatami mat-covered floor without breaking a sweat. But luckily enough, that’s the last ...

Emphasising self-defence rather than victory, Japan's youngest martial art brings both new and veteran practitioners from across the globe to Tanabe, the town where it was born. Two men stood opposite ...

Seiji Gomita doesn’t look particularly fierce. A short, 75-year-old Japanese chiropractor of medium build, he appears to be armed with little more than a warm smile and friendly eyes. But woe betide ...

An accomplished Marin martial arts teacher will venture to Japan this week to receive one of aikido’s highest honors, held by only by about 20 others in the United States: a promotion to ...

"Aikido practice is purification of the body and mind on all levels." "If people do not understand the principle of 'takemusu aiki' [valorous, unlimited creativity], they will only think about winning ...

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 ...

Seiji Gomita doesn’t look particularly fierce. A short, 75-year-old Japanese chiropractor of medium build, he appears to be armed with little more than a warm smile and friendly eyes. But woe betide ...