This video introduces Aikido, a martial art known for its focus on redirection rather than brute strength. Viewers see how ...

Kim Barton compares the philosophy of aikido to a Harry Potter character, Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore. "He diffuses situations and always has this Zen-like calm about him," said the ...

Several years ago, my daughter and I enrolled in an Aikido self-defense class for women. We expected to learn how to protect ourselves through forceful, strength-based martial arts mindsets, skills, ...