Category: development aikido

Established in the decade from 1920 to 1930 under the name of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, Aikibudo or Aikijujutsu, Aikido was at first limited to Japan (and part of its Empire, namely Manchuria) and taught almost exclusively to members of the Ōmotokyō sect to which Ueshiba Morihei (often called Ō-Sensei), the founder of this Martial Art, belonged. … Continue reading The Spreading of Aikido in Europe and the U.S. →