History and Overview of Aikido – By Bullet Tooth Tony
Friday, April 18th, 2008 at
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Aikido was developed by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969). His lifetime goal was to develop a martial art based on peace and harmony rather than one that promotes fear and hate. He felt that such a martial art would meet the needs of the contemporary people. His theory of fighting and aiki – the concept of flowing or harmonizing with the energy of the attacker rather then resisting it dominated the core of his teachings.
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