The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Founded in the 1920s by Tokyo-based teacher Morihei Ueshiba, the youngest Japanese martial art, aikido, has ...

Martial artists have spent thousands of years discovering special skills that enable them to respond to life's challenges quickly and with maximum efficiency. Aikido, which in Japanese means "the way ...

I JUMPED AT the sharp sound of a hand slap on the canvas floor. I had just completed a private introductory session to learn aikido. My teacher, Melissa, had emphasized that aikido, a Japanese martial ...

For a quarter century, Kona couple Sharon Gilbert and Bill Stockton have been local ambassadors of aikido — a beautiful, flowing, peaceful Japanese martial art that blends rigorous physical training ...

"Aikido practice is purification of the body and mind on all levels." "If people do not understand the principle of 'takemusu aiki' [valorous, unlimited creativity], they will only think about winning ...

John Smartt's adult aikido class ended and his students - who ranged in age from 12 to mid-60s - left the mat showing varying degrees of sweat and fatigue. Smartt, three days from turning 60, looked ...

It didn't feel right at first. Linda Godfrey wasn't used to being handled, grabbed and hit by men. Yet for 10 years, she remained the sole female aikido fighter, surrounded by male attackers. "After a ...

As I go about my day job, I like to notice that I can smile where others are becoming angry. Although I am performing a totally different function, I am constantly referring to the insight I have ...