Αϊκίντο, Η Ιστορία: Αϊκίντο και Ίδρυμα Αϊκικάι, Μέρος 1ο

[English Version]

Προηγούμενο Αϊκίντο, Η Ιστορία: Τα Χρόνια του Β' Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου

Ο Δεύτερος Ντόσου Κισομάρου Ουεσιμπα

Η ιστορία του Αϊκίντο φαίνεται να αποτελείται απο δύο παράλληλους και άμεσα σχετιζόμενους άξονες. Ο πρώτος άξονας είναι η βιογραφία του Ιδρυτή και η γέννηση της πολεμικής τέχνης του Αϊκίντο. Ο Δεύτερος άξονας είναι η ανάπτυξη και η διάδοση της διδαχής του Αϊκίντο. Κατά τη διάρκεια του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου και της πρώτης μεταπολεμικής περιόδου, τρία πράγματα συνέβησαν παράλληλα:

Α) Η γέννηση του Αϊκίντο στην Ιουάμα από τον Ο-Σένσεϊ, βασισμένη στην πολύχρονη εμπειρία του Ιδρυτή στις πολεμικές και πνευματικές πρακτικές, στην αδιαμφισβήτητη ιδιοφυΐα του και στην διαδικασία εναρμόνισης με το Αϊκι (όπως το όριζε ο Ιδρυτής) όλων αυτών των διδαχσης﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽τικοποη-Αϊκι στοιχείωνών που περιλαμβάνονταν στην προσωπική του εξάσκηση.

Β) Η διαδικασία διατήρησης, ανάπτυξης και θεωρητικολόγησης της διδασκαλίας του Ιδρυτή της οποίας ηγήθηκε ο γιος και διάδοχος του, ο Δεύτερος Ντόσου Κισομάρου Ουεσίμπα, στο Χόμπου. Ο Ντόσου Κισομάρου Ουεσίμπα συστηματοποίησε και οργάνωσε τον άξονα της διδασκαλίας του Ιδρυτή για να γίνει το Αϊκίντο κατανοητό και αποδεχτό απο όλες τις κουλτούρες του κόσμου, χωρίς η τέχνη να χάσει τον Ιαπωνικό της χαρακτήρα και κυρίως επιτρέποντας τη προσωπική προσέγγιση. Ωστόσο, όταν κάποιοι μαθητές του Ο-Σένσεϊ συνδύαζαν το Αϊκίντο με άλλες πολεμικές, αθλητικές και πνευματικές διδαχές, ο Ντόσου Κισομάρου διατήρησε τη διαδικασία ανάπτυξης του Αϊκίντο, βάση του τρόπου που το έκανε ο ίδιος ο Ιδρυτής, αφαιρώντας κάθε στοιχείο που δεν ικανοποιούσε τη φιλοσοφία του Αϊκι.

Aikido, The History: Aikido and Aikikai Foundation, Part I

[Ελληνική έκδοση]

Previous Aikido, The History: The WWII Years

Second Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba

It seems that the history of Aikido is composed of two parallel and directly related axes. The first axis is the biography of the Founder and the birth of the martial art of Aikido. The second axis is the development and the dissemination of the teaching of Aikido. During the WWII and the early postwar period, three things happened on parallel:

A) The birth of Aikido in Iwama by O-Sensei, based on many years of his experience in martial and spiritual disciplines, on his unquestionable genius and on the process of harmonization with the Aiki (the way that the Founder was defining it) of all those teachings that were included in his personal training.

B) The process of preservation, systematization and theorization of O-Sensei’s teaching, which was led by his son and successor, the Second Doshu  Kisshomaru Ueshiba at Hombu in Tokyo. Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba systematized and organized the axis of the Founder’s teaching in order Aikido to become understood and accepted by all the cultures of the world, without the art missing its Japanese character and mainly allowing the personal approach. However when some of O-Sensei’s students combined Aikido with other martial, sport or spiritual teachings, Doshu Kisshomaru kept the process of Aikido’s development, based on the way that the Founder himself was doing it, removing any element which did not satisfy the philosophy of Aiki. 

A Three-day Tour of Shirataki organized by Hombu

Aikikai Foundation- Aikido World Headquarters (Hombu Dojo)

is planning a three-day tour of Shirataki, a place connected with the

 Founder of Aikido, O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba 
on August 17-19, 2012.

A ceremony and a seminar, instructed by

Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba

will be conducted. There will also be a party and a sightseeing trip to Shirataki.

View the details and the schedule by visiting the official website of

Aikikai Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.

[Source: The official website of the Aikikai Foundation]

Photos from a seminar with Bjørn Eirik Olsen Shihan in Greece

The Hellenic Aikido Aikikai and the Koushikan Dojo organized a seminar with Bjørn Eirik Olsen Shihan in Greece on May 24-27, 2012. This was the fourth time that Olsen Shihan visited Greece in order to conduct a seminar.

Photographs by Giorgos Sardelis

Doshu at the 50th All Japan Aikido Demonstration~ Embukai, 2012

Aikicosmos republishes this video with the speech and the demonstration of 

Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba 

at the 50th All Japan Aikido demonstration 

with the kind permission of Mr. Guillaume Erard.

For more videos join Aikicosmos on Facebook

[Source: Life in Japan and Aikido practice by Mr. Guillaume Erard]

Videos from the 50th All Japan Aikido Demonstration

The 50th All Japan Aikido Demonstration was held on May 26, 2012 at Nippon Budokan.

The All Japan Aikido Demonstration is one of the biggest annual events for the Aikido world. Every year, many people from Japan and overseas attend it. National media such as the NHK professionally cover the event and the demonstrations of Doshu, Waka Sensei and the prominent Shihans.

It’s rather impossible to ask the permission to republish all the videos from 

the 50th All Japan Aikido Demonstration, 

since the sources are many. It is possible to view some of them, including 

the speech and the demonstration of Doshu and Waka-sensei, 

if you visit the Facebook Page of Aikicosmos.  

Shihan Christian Tissier in Serbia

Shihan Christian Tissier at Srpska Aikido Federacija- Aikikai Srbije

June 29-30, 2012

For more information contact Srpska Aikido Federacija- Aikikai Srbije

[Source: The photograph of the article is the official poster of the event owned by the organizer]

1st International Seminar with Koji Yoshida Sensei in Switzerland

Koji Yoshida Sensei at  Dojo Zurich 6, Switzerland

June 22-24, 2012

Video from the Aikido Demonstration of Aikido Tokaido Dojo

On April 29, 2012

 Petros Moulagiannis Sensei 4. Dan Aikikai Hombu and members of the Aikido Tokaido Dojo in Greece were invited to demonstrate Aikido, during a Judo Tournament which was held in the town of Rafina and it was organized by AOR, Hellinic Judo Federation and Municipality of Pikermi.

Uke: Nikos Klappas, Apostolos Karagiannis and Marios Gkirgkinoudis

Photos from Stage de Pâques dirigé par Christian TISSIER, 2012 by Stephane Ouzounoff

Aikicosmos republishes only some of the photographs from Stage de Pâques dirigé par Christian TISSIER, 2012, after receiving the kind permission of their owner Stephane Ouzounoff. All rights reserved

Sensei Gordon Jones Shihan, Special Class

Gordon Jones Shihan at Furinkazan Aikido Dojo, UK

May 27, 2012

50th All Japan Aikido Demonstration

The 50th All Japan Aikido Demonstration will be held on May 26, 2012 at Nippon Budokan.

The All Japan Aikido Demonstration is one of the biggest annual events for the Aikido world. Every year, many people from Japan and overseas attend it. National media such as the NHK professionally cover the event and the demonstrations of Doshu, Waka Sensei and the prominent Shihans.

Read the original article and the details by visiting the official website of

Aikido World Headquarters, Aikikai Foundation.


View the program here

[Source: The official website of Aikikai Foundation. The photograph of the article is the official poster of the event owned by the Aikikai Foundation,Tokyo,Japan] 

Training with Shihan Christian Tissier at Aikido Academy, Greece

On June 2-3 the Aikido Academy in Greece and its head instructor, Vasillis Nykteris sensei organize the Annual International Aikido Seminar with Shihan Christian Tissier. On June 1st Shihan Tissier will be conducting a Yudansha training class at the new dojo of Aikido Academy in the area of Hellenikon.  

Aikicosmos republishes the following information coming from Vasillis Nykteris sensei, head of the Aikido Academy in Greece, published in Greek language. For more information or for information in English please contact the Aikido Academy.

View also the post for the Annual International Aikido Seminar with Shihan Christian Tissier in Greece which will be held on June 2-3, 2012.

"Αγαπητοί φίλοι του Aikido,

Πλησιάζουν οι μέρες για το καθιερωμένο ετήσιο διεθνές σεμινάριο με τον Shihan Christian Tissier 7ο  dan Aikikai στην Ελλάδα. Το σεμινάριο, όπως ήδη γνωρίζετε, θα γίνει στο νέο κλειστό στάδιο του Αγ. Δημητρίου που βρίσκεται στη διεύθυνση: Ελευθερωτών 25 & Χατζηβασιλείου στον Αγ. Δημήτριο.

Η φετινή επίσκεψη του δασκάλου Tissier στην Ελλάδα συμπίπτει με την έναρξη λειτουργίας του νέου dojo του Aikido Academy στη περιοχή του Ελληνικού (Θράκης 30) ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα dojo, ευρωπαϊκών προδιαγραφών, στον Ελληνικό χώρο.

O δάσκαλος Tissier θέλοντας να τιμήσει το γεγονός αυτό, θα πραγματοποιήσει τη Παρασκευή 01/06 και ώρα 19:30 – 20:30 ανοικτή προπόνηση στο νέο dojo.

Aikido Seminars in Greece, May & June 2012 (video)

May and June are very active months for the Aikido community in Greece. Aikicosmos reminds these events, since some of them were posted to Aikicosmos some time ago, by presenting a series of excellent videos from youtube. (Order by date).

70th Anniversary of Aikikai Foundation & 80th Anniversary of Aikido Hombu Dojo

The Aikido World Headquarters announced the detailed information for the 70th anniversary of Aikikai foundation and 80th anniversary of Aikido Hombu Dojo, 

which will be held on September 23, 2012

Visit the official website of the Aikikai Foundation to view the details

[Source: The official website of the Aikikai Foundation- Aikido Hombu, Tokyo, Japan]