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 ...

Martial artists have spent thousands of years discovering special skills that enable them to respond to life's challenges quickly and with maximum efficiency. Aikido, which in Japanese means "the way ...

SANTA CRUZ — Walking safely through the swift cut of a sword and blending with the force of an attacker are just a couple of ways the art of aikido can teach business leaders new ways of navigating ...

For a quarter century, Kona couple Sharon Gilbert and Bill Stockton have been local ambassadors of aikido — a beautiful, flowing, peaceful Japanese martial art that blends rigorous physical training ...

John Smartt's adult aikido class ended and his students - who ranged in age from 12 to mid-60s - left the mat showing varying degrees of sweat and fatigue. Smartt, three days from turning 60, looked ...

It didn't feel right at first. Linda Godfrey wasn't used to being handled, grabbed and hit by men. Yet for 10 years, she remained the sole female aikido fighter, surrounded by male attackers. "After a ...

As I go about my day job, I like to notice that I can smile where others are becoming angry. Although I am performing a totally different function, I am constantly referring to the insight I have ...