An evening at Komyozan Aikido begins with beatings. The class--dressed in uniforms called keiko-gi--breaks into groups of three. The members take turns lying on the padded canvas floor while the other ...

The Japanese martial art, aikido, keeps appearing in my life. First I read that Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, studies aikido. Then I spoke to the director of Naropa's Authentic Leadership ...

Craig Naylor moves around the dojo with ease and intention. He walks over to a stand holding a framed black and white photo of Morihei Ueshiba. A shrine for the martial art of Aikido founder, who died ...

He emphasized the basics of the Japanese martial art, and he encouraged his students to develop their own interpretations of it. By Clay Risen Yoshimitsu Yamada, who more than anyone else was ...