Aikido Community

I've been enjoying getting back into Aikido and starting Iaido lately ^_^

See the Aikido through the trees

Dojo Etiquette (Rei-Gi)

It seems that, with the modernization of many martial arts, there seems to be less attention paid to Rei-Gi (manners or etiquette). With Kendo, or Aikido, this system of respect still seems strictly adhered to. How do people studying other martial-arts feel about this? Do you think Rei-Gi is a... (edited) read more

I’m Bruno. I do Judo and Aikido

Aikido class

This is from long ago, up front are my senseis Kyoko and Jiro. They moved to my tiny rural valley to teach Aikido. Sadly they both have passed a few years ago. It makes me happy to remember those days, they enjoyed teaching and loved their students

Blast from the past

One more old photo from the records, taken by my brother. I'm not sure why he developed it with sepia tones, makes it look more antiquated lol This is me when I was 15 wearing my Aikido gi. There are only two colors of belts, so I'm a 4th degree white belt here lol. I also looked like I was... read more