Aikido instruction and martial arts training

Aikido is a martial art for daily life. Every day, as a husband, as a parent, as a teacher, as a member of my community, I encounter situations that are made easier, more peaceful, more harmonious because of my practice of aikido. Through aikido, I've learned to remain calm under stress, to move with and redirect conflict, to stay grounded and centered in the midst of the swirl of life. A martial art should work for every conflict, not just for rare random violence. Aikido teaches that conflict...

Aikido is a martial art for daily life. Every day, as a husband, as a parent, as a teacher, as a member of my community, I encounter situations that are made easier, more peaceful, more harmonious because of my practice of aikido. Through aikido, I've learned to remain calm under stress, to move with and redirect conflict, to stay grounded and centered in the midst of the swirl of life. A martial art should work for every conflict, not just for rare random violence. Aikido teaches that conflict demands resolution, not confrontation. Embedded in aikido's flowing techniques is a learnable metaphor for a peaceful way of resolving conflict.