Stafford Martial Arts Academy

Aikido Yoshinkan The principal of Aikido is not to resist the law of nature, but to harmonize without using physical strength. Aikido techniques are applied by using your own power together with your enemy’s power. This means, no matter if you are strong or weak, big or small, male or female, young or old, you can do Aikido without having to be a top athlete. The basic style of Aikido training is practicing pre-arranged form (Kata)”. Two partners practice the form of the technique becoming Shite (the person applying the technique) and Uke (the one receiving the technique). By training this way repeatedly, Aikido techniques are acquired and the training is more practical for students. In Kata-style training there is no competition, with no feelings of winning or losing. You always train to improve yourself with a pure heart and a pure mind in harmony with your partner. Aikido is called The martial art of harmony”. Aikido derives from Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu.