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 | Oct 10, 2024 | Ivan Melo
A reflection, written by Ivan Melo, September 2024 As we return to training after our short summer break, with great memories and sharpened skills from the Aikido of London summer camp, we can’t help but to also remember it’s been a year since Gyodokan opened its...
by aikidogyodokan.com | Jul 22, 2024 | Ivan Melo
Written by Ivan Melo In the world of Aikido, it has become extremely popular to talk about styles. The most common one, is considering a political entity or institution a “style”. “They are Aikikai”, “he is from Iwama”, “she does Tomiki” and so on. Also often...
by aikidogyodokan.com | May 20, 2024 | Ivan Melo
Article by Ivan Melo “The Japanese way of teaching and learning anything, whether it is art or making sushi or practicing Zen, is a lot of watching, eventual doing, being super confused and yet not asking questions, having someone inevitably correct you, and then...
by aikidogyodokan.com | May 2, 2024 | Ivan Melo
Pictured: “Kenshō” Shodo piece by Ivan Melo on Gyodokan Kamiza. About our new dojo calligraphy piece. by Ivan Melo (18.04.2024) This week our dojo got a new calligraphy piece for the kamiza, the altar to which we face at the beginning and ending of every...
