aikido – Self Taught Japanese

Welcome back, Aikido: My story of returning to the dojo

Over 3 years ago, I posted an article about the Japanese martial art Aikido (合気道) in which I noted that I was taking a break from training. I also mentioned that I was waiting until my son was old enough to be able to train. Last year, my family and I moved to Portland, Oregon, and… Read More »

Aikido: a unique, Japanese martial art

As part of my regiment of Japanese self-study, I try keep myself surrounded by as many Japanese things as possible: books, movies, magazines, you name it. This also extends to martial arts, and after some research I decided Aikido was the right Japanese one for me. Aikido is written in Japanese as 合気道 , and… Read More »