News Archive

Message of Doshu on Gratitude from Behind Masks

Here are the recent words of Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba regarding the gratitude each of us can feel towards life and simple things, even though we are still affected by the pandemic.

First International Feminine Online Aikido Seminar organized by our Colombian Member

A few day ago, our member in Colombia organized the First International Feminine Online Aikido Seminar and the feedback was great, reaching to over one hundred thousand people around the world. Here is a nice report made by the organizer, Germán Santamaría Sensei.

Happy birthday to Hombu Dojo-cho!

Message of Doshu on Regaining Daily Life

Here is the message from Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba sent today, regarding the regain of daily life after the Emergency Declaration of Japan, including Tokyo, was lifted.

Happy Anniversary, IWGA!

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The organization was founded on 21st of May 1980. 

Messages from Lockdown

Representatives of IAF members expressed and shared their support to Aikidoka not able to practice during the pandemic times.

Stay Safe IAF Campaign

The coronavirus pandemic led to the closure of most of the dojos for an indefinite period of time. But Aikidoka continued to practice by themselves. We invited people all over the world to share moments of Aikido at home.

Message from Doshu regarding Covid-19

Here is the message regarding COVID-19 that Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba sent to the Aikido community today.

Postponement of the International Aikido Summit

The International Aikido Federation (IAF) has been in close contact with the Aikikai World Headquarters monitoring the Covid-19 situation in Japan and the rest of the world in order to decide whether to host the International Aikido Summit as scheduled or not in Sep/Oct 2020.

New Zealand Anniversary

Aikido Shinryukan cerebrated the 50th Anniversary in Auckland, New Zealand, during the 6th-8th of March 2020.