"Budo (martial arts) was a gift of God, not the creation of the human mind," and "Budo cannot be learned from other people. It has to be exercised by oneself." Recently, at last, I am starting to understand what he (O-Sensei) said. Aikikai Magazine interview with Kato Hiroshi Sensei (8th Dan) |
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How To Find an Aikido Dojo |
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How to find an Aikido Dojo? How should people go about choosing? What should one look in a teacher. |
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Aikido is not a religion, where the value of activity lies in the reverence of a greater being. Nor is it dance or art where the merit of the activity is validated by the art created. |
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Danville Aikikai - Scott Berg |
 Scott Berg It's the club's philosophy that we do Aikido to improve life, we do not do life to improve Aikido. We meet at "America's Best Karate" in downtown Danville, which offers a training environment that is informal yet functional. The dojo is equipped with a built in mat, a sprung floor, and space for weapons training.
"One does not need buildings, money, power or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train."
- Morihei Usheba "Founder of Aikido" |
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