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NEWS
Guillaume Erard teaches an Aikido seminar in Montreal
Guillaume Erard Sensei travelled to Montreal, Canada last month for his first seminar on Canadian soil. Hosted at McGill University in the heart of Montreal, the two-day event brought together practit...
Read moreReport on the 13th Kanagawa Prefecture Aikido Federation Seminar
Yokohama AikiDojo participated in the 13th Kanagawa Prefecture Aikido Federation Seminar led by Katsurada Eiji Sensei on Saturday, February 28, at the Kanagawa Prefectural Budokan. This seminar, organ...
Read moreOdilon Regnard Promoted to 5th Dan
The traditional Aikido Kagamibiraki ceremony held at the Aikido Hombu Dojo on January 11, 2026, marked an exceptional start to the year for the global Aikido community. Among the 1,064 practitioners p...
Read more2025 Aikido Kanagawa Training and Exchange Practice: An Enthusiastic Practice to End the Year
The 2025 Aikido Kanagawa Training and Exchange Practice was held on Saturday, December 27th. The final practice session of the year, it brought together aikido enthusiasts from the Kanto area for a li...
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ARTICLES
Pedagogy and practice expectations at Yokohama AikiDojo
At Yokohama AikiDojo, Aikido practice is framed around katageiko — a formalized and cooperative method for engaging with the Aikido curriculum. Historically rooted in the transmission of traditional m...
Read moreThe Meaning of Grades in Aikido: A Comprehensive Exploration
In Japanese martial arts, ranking systems serve as markers of a practitioner's progress, skill, and understanding. As one of the modern martial arts founded in the early 20th century, aikido incorpora...
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