by aikidogyodokan.com | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog
See previous articles TWO WEEKS IN AIKIDO- REFLECTIONS FROM A NEW STUDENT by Clara Mainardi Why Aikido? Cathy sensei asked me on my first ever class, and I must admit I felt pretty embarrassed to say I knew absolutely nothing about it or any other martial art.In the...
by aikidogyodokan.com | Jul 5, 2026 | Blog, Ivan Melo
See previous articles BUDO IN THE AGE OF TOURISM: The Tourist and the Pilgrim in Aikido Training Written by Ivan Melo Recently, I was watching a conversation between philosophers on YouTube. The discussion revolved around the loss of the sacred in everyday life in the...
by aikidogyodokan.com | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Ivan Melo
See previous articles Written by Ivan Melo In the society we live in today, writing occupies a central place in the transmission of ideas. Books, articles, manuals, and documents are important ways of preserving and transmitting knowledge. But no one truly learns...
by aikidogyodokan.com | Jun 18, 2026 | Blog, Ivan Melo
Pictured: Yoshitsune vs Benkei View previous articles. By Ivan Melo There is a difference between practising a martial art and being a martial artist. Someone may train techniques, repeat forms, memorise sequences, and still fail to embrace the deeper problems that...
by aikidogyodokan.com | Feb 14, 2026 | Blog, Cathy Okada
View previous articles. My thoughts in the run up to International Women’s Day Written by Cathy Okada At Aikido of London the women have it good and I know it. Some of the junior members of the dojo are starting to realise it too, after attending external...
by aikidogyodokan.com | Dec 11, 2025 | Blog, Cathy Okada
An end-of-year reflection, by Cathy Okada “I felt more out of control.” A student had just provided the right kind of energy as uke to her training partner, no pulling back and no rushing ahead. As a result, she took some good ukemi and paradoxically was more in...
