Josh Gold    Feras is a rd degree black belt in Aikido and is an assistant instructor and a youth instructor at Aikido Silicon Valley. Feras’ first foray into entrepreneurship started with a layoff notice from the cutting edge tech startup that he had joined after moving to Silicon Valley. This catalyst led...

Josh Gold    Greetings from Aikido Journal. As we near the end of Q , , I wanted to provide you with a short update on my recent thoughts and activities. First off, this month marks the seventh anniversary of the passing of Stanley Pranin, founder of Aikido Journal. Reflecting on his legacy, it’s clear his...

Josh Gold    Jason Perna Sensei is Chief Instructor of Old City Aikido in Philadelphia, PA. He began practicing Aikido at the age of and now brings over years of practical experience to his daily training and teaching. His upbringing in traditional Iwama Ryu, as well as many years of training in Aikikai...

Josh Gold    Why Should Martial Artists Throw Their Support Behind Budo Accelerator by Ellis Amdur Contributing to a program like Budo Accelerator becomes a crucial investment in the well being and development of the next generation. As society grapples with profound changes, providing young people with an...

Antonio Aloia    Hoa Newens has trained and taught Aikido since and currently teaches at the Aikido Institute Davis. Throughout the years, he studied with Dang Thong Phong, Seiichi Sugano, and the late Morihiro Saito. In addition to directing Aikido Institute Davis, he currently serves on the Rank Committee of...

Antonio Aloia    Leo Tamaki began training aikido under Nobuyoshi Tamura and traveled to Japan in to train at Aikikai Hombu. He returned to France in , where he opened up a martial arts equipment business and began a martial arts blog. Tamaki returned to Japan in , training there for an additional...

Antonio Aloia    Leo Tamaki Sensei began his aikido training under Nobuyoshi Tamura and moved to Japan in to train at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. He returned to France in , where he opened up a martial arts equipment business and began a martial arts blog. Tamaki returned to Japan in , training there for...

Antonio Aloia    The following is an excerpt from the newly released Aikido Pioneers: Postwar Era, which contains in person accounts and insights with many of the closest post WWII students of the founder of aikido, including Shoji Nishio Sensei. Shoji Nishio was born in in Aomori, in northern Japan. In ,...

Antonio Aloia    The following is an excerpt from the newly released Aikido Pioneers: Postwar Era, which contains in person accounts and insights with many of the closest post WWII students of the founder of aikido, including Mitsunari Kanai Sensei. Mitsunari Kanai was born in in Manchuria, where his father...

Antonio Aloia    The following is an excerpt from the newly released Aikido Pioneers: Postwar Era, which contains in person accounts and insights with many of the closest post WWII students of the founder of aikido, including T. K. Chiba Sensei. T. K. Chiba was born in in Tokyo, Japan. At fourteen years of age...