Lia Suzuki recently held a training session for the more advanced of her aikido pupils. They were mainly sturdy, middle-aged men, along with one woman, who was younger and smaller yet appeared equally ...

Westminster Sensei Dang Thong Phong lifts his arm with a graceful, fluid motion, and cradles a student’s face in the bend of his elbow. Deftly, he pushes his forearm forward, sending the student – who ...

Aikido, the "art of peace," is a Japanese martial art where harmony and fluidity take precedence over force. Instead of defeating an opponent, it teaches practitioners to merge with the energy of an ...

Hey there, kids. Having a good week? I sure hope so. Because we’ve finally arrived at a point that has been long overdue. But enough is enough. We have arrived at the master, Steven Seagal, the Aikido ...

Traditional Aikido of Sarasota will offer an opportunity for people to train, watch and experience a martial art that focuses on resolving conflict physically, emotionally and spiritually. Aviv ...

Luqman Hakeem is probably not the first person to find his life’s work in a department store. But how many people discover a martial art at Macy’s? “It was the first time I saw an aikido move,” said ...

NEWTON, Iowa (KCCI) - A botched burglary in Newton occurred when a man broke into a home and was met with a surprise: one of the homeowners was in the French Army, a master of a martial art known as ...

In a small room, a 65-year-old female master patiently instructed each movement to a group of disabled children. Kids giggled whenever they made the move in the right way and were praised by the ...

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 ...

Malaysian martial arts icon Thamby Rajah who taught hundreds the grappling art of aikido, even into his mid-80s, has died. Malaysia’s father of aikido, passed away on Sunday at his home here. He would ...