I JUMPED AT the sharp sound of a hand slap on the canvas floor. I had just completed a private introductory session to learn aikido. My teacher, Melissa, had emphasized that aikido, a Japanese martial ...

To start the year chief instructor at the Lakeshore Aikido Club, Antonio Terrone, offered a free demonstration of Aikido at ...

Jan. 30—Want to learn the Japanese martial art of Aikido? Central Illinois Aikikai, Urbana, has added two new class options — a low-impact introductory class for adults and a second children's class, ...

So my wife is looking into taking some Aikido lessons during the week. She took some Judo in high school for only a month or two. Which of course was over 10 years ago. So she is looking for anybody ...

Litchfield >> Observing an Aikido class is like watching a carefully choreographed performance. The techniques, the costumes, the sensitivity are unlike any elements usually associated with martial ...