The Martial Art for defending

1. アイキドウ（Aikido）合気道 By: Chalisa (Belle) Tabthipwatana G.7 The Martial Art for defending

2. Basic Information • Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba. • Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying with life energy” or as "the Way of harmonious spirit”. • Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury. • Aikido require very little of strength so it’s very popular amongst ladies. Morihei Ueshiba The founder of Aikido

3. Weapons • Weapons training in aikido traditionally includes the short staff (jō), wooden sword (bokken), and knife (tantō) • Both weapon-taking and weapon-retention are sometimes taught, to integrate armed and unarmed aspects, although some schools of aikido do not train with weapons at all knife Wooden sword Short staff

4. Uniforms and ranking • Aikido practitioners generally progress by promotion through a series of "grades" (kyū), followed by a series of "degrees" (dan). • Some aikido organizations use belts to distinguish practitioners' grades, often simply white and black belts to distinguish lower and higher grades, though some use various belt colors