by Peter Kelly | Dec 27, 2025 | Aiki, Aikido, Budo
It appears to me that at the moment there are many opinions floating around on how to save Aikido, but I think the question needs to be, is it something that should be saved? In saving what it is now, are we actually saving anything of value? This is not going to read...
by Peter Kelly | Oct 28, 2024 | Budo, Ki
During the seminar in the UK this year (2017) sensei talked about the importance of developing Ki-Gata. Recently I have been reading a lot of the founder’s lectures on Aikido and am truly astounded that the truth of what sensei is teaching us has been in plain...
by Peter Kelly | Apr 18, 2024 | Aikido
If you know what it is supposed to be, and you are not doing it, what’s that? Bad practice? When you don’t know what you are supposed to do, that is the teacher’s problem. When you do know, and you still are not doing it, that is your problem. What causes this?...